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Hose end pattern sprinkler

  • US 4,501,391 A
  • Filed: 02/03/1984
  • Issued: 02/26/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A pattern sprinkler having a housing, a water inlet to said housing, nozzle means for spraying water from said housing and a water passage within said housing communicating between said inlet and said nozzle means, said sprinkler further comprising:

  • an annular pattern plate means having a plurality of different configured spray pattern orifices provided threin in a circular array;

    means for mounting said annular pattern plate means in the path of water flow through said water passage between said inlet and said nozzle means to control the pattern of water spray from said nozzle means in response to the particular spray pattern orifice positioned in the path of said water flow; and

    water spray deflector means associated with said nozzle means for breaking up the nozzle water sprays emitted by said nozzle means, said deflector means including a plurality of deflection vanes biased toward a maximum spray deflecting position and water pressure operated means for urging said deflector vanes toward a minimum deflecting position in response to water pressure within said nozzle means.

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