Lawn and garden sprinkler with bendable tubes
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1. A lawn and garden sprinkler comprising:
- a manifold including means for attachment to a source of water under pressure, said manifold having a base, a side wall and an upper wall;
a plurality of bendable tube assemblies extending upwardly from said manifold, each said bendable tube assembly having an entrance end affixed to said upper wall of said manifold, an exit end which includes means for directing a flow of water therefrom, a flexible tube having an inner conduit, a ductile wire in said inner conduit thereof, and an outer surface;
means for maintaining said plurality of bendable tube assemblies in a fixed, bent configuration which remains in about a stationary position when water is flowing therethrough;
wherein at least one pair of said plurality of bendable tube assemblies includes a single ductile wire having a first and a second end with the first end in one of said pair and the second end is in the other of said pair.
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Abstract
A lawn and garden sprinkler which has a manifold with one or more bendable tubes extending therefrom. The tubes can be bent to direct one or more streams of water to a desired location. In a preferred design, there is an internal water flow restrictor which permits a larger flow of water from some tubes than others so that a maximum control of water dispersion is obtained. Also in a preferred configuration, the bendable tubes are made from a flexible material and have a ductile wire within them.
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13 Claims
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1. A lawn and garden sprinkler comprising:
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a manifold including means for attachment to a source of water under pressure, said manifold having a base, a side wall and an upper wall; a plurality of bendable tube assemblies extending upwardly from said manifold, each said bendable tube assembly having an entrance end affixed to said upper wall of said manifold, an exit end which includes means for directing a flow of water therefrom, a flexible tube having an inner conduit, a ductile wire in said inner conduit thereof, and an outer surface; means for maintaining said plurality of bendable tube assemblies in a fixed, bent configuration which remains in about a stationary position when water is flowing therethrough; wherein at least one pair of said plurality of bendable tube assemblies includes a single ductile wire having a first and a second end with the first end in one of said pair and the second end is in the other of said pair. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A lawn and garden sprinkler comprising:
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a manifold having a base, a side wall and an upper wall, said manifold including a water inlet; a plurality of bendable tubes extending upwardly from at least one of said walls of said manifold, each of said bendable tubes having a flexible wall surface surrounding an interior water conduit and a ductile wire within each of said flexible walls within the water passageway and each of said bendable tubes having an upper terminus with a nozzle therein; and a water flow restrictor held within said manifold, said water flow restrictor having a plurality of orifices below said bendable tubes. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A lawn and garden sprinkler comprising:
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a manifold having a base, a side wall including a side wall inner surface and a top, said top having a plurality of openings therethrough and said manifold having a water input conduit therethrough having an exit port in said manifold; a plurality of bendable tubes extending upwardly through said plurality of openings, each of said bendable tubes having a water passageway therealong and a water nozzle at a terminus thereof and said bendable tubes being capable of retaining a fixed position when water is fed therethrough; and a water flow restrictor plate positioned within said manifold, said water flow restrictor plate having an outer peripheral surface which fits closely within said side wall inner surface of said manifold, said water flow restrictor plate having an opening below each of said plurality of openings in said top of said manifold, said water flow restrictor plate having an upper surface and a lower surface and said exit port of said water input conduit being positioned below the lower surface of said water flow restrictor plate so that water must pass through said water flow restrictor plate to pass only into said bendable tubes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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