Spray tube assembly for oscillating sprinklers

• US 5,628,458 A
• Filed: 04/12/1995
• Issued: 05/13/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yu-Neng Kuo
• Original Assignee: Yu-Neng Kuo
• Inventors: Kuo, Yu-Neng
• Primary Examiner(s): WELDON, KEVIN P
• Application Number:
  US08/420,781
• Time in Patent Office: 762 Days
• Field of Search: 239/242, 239/446, 239/447, 239/443, 239/444, 239/581.1, 239/566, 239/562-564
• US Class Current: 239/242
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/20 Arrangements of several outlets along elongated bodies, e.g. perforated pipes or troughs, e.g. spray booms spray booms for agricultural uses A01M7/0071; spray bars for treating roads E01C19/176; Outlet elements therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/3026 the controlling element being a gate valve, a sliding valve or a cock B05B1/3006, B05B1/326 take precedence; gate valves or sliding valves in general F16K3/00; cocks in general F16K5/00
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 3/044 Tubular elements holding several outlets, e.g. apertured tubes, oscillating about an axis substantially parallel to the tubular element

Abstract

A spray tube assembly including a spray tube mounted on the base of an oscillating sprinkler and oscillated by an oscillating control device, and an inner tube inserted into the spray tube and having two symmetrical sets of sector water stoppers mounted around the periphery, the sector water stoppers having respective peripheries extended to different angles, wherein turning the inner tube within the spray tube causes the sector water stoppers to alternatively stop or open the jet nozzles on the spray tubes.

Claims

1. A spray tube assembly mounted on the base of an oscillating sprinkler and turned by an oscillating control device on said base to sprinkling water on a lawn, the spray tube assembly comprising:

a spray tube having a longitudinal hook at one end, an endless flange raised from the periphery, and a longitudinal series of water outlets surrounded by said endless flange;

an elongated nozzle plate mounted within said endless flange, having a longitudinal series of jet nozzles respectively communicating with said water outlets of said spray tube; and

an inner tube inserted into said spray tube, said inner tube comprising and end cup at one end, a knob fixed to said end cup and turned to rotate said inner tube within said spray tube, a first stop plate at an opposite end, a second stop plate radially raised from the periphery and disposed at about one fourth of the length of said inner tube measuring from said first stop plate, a third stop plate radially raised from the periphery and disposed at about three fourth of the length of said inner tube measuring from said first stop plate, two symmetrical sets of sector holder blocks fixedly secured to the periphery and respectively disposed within the area between said first stop plate and said second stop plate and the area between said third stop plate and said end cup, and a plurality of sector water stoppers respectively fastened to said sets of sector holder blocks, said sector holder blocks being moved relative to said water outlets when said inner tube is turned within said spray tube by said knob, the sector water stoppers in each set of sector holder blocks covering different angles;

wherein said inner tube can be turned within said spray tube by said knob to move said sector water stoppers relative to said water outlets, causing said water outlets to be alternatively closed or opened.

2. The spray tube assembly of claim 1 wherein each set of sector holder blocks includes four sector holder blocks having respective peripheries extended to the angles of 105°

, 69°

, 40° and

35°

respectively.