Sprinkler with internal compartments
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1. An irrigation sprinkler comprising:
- a riser housing containing a sprinkler riser that rises during irrigation and lowers when irrigation is stopped; and
,a compartment fixed entirely around said riser housing such that said compartment completely surrounds an outer portion of the riser and being selectively openable at a top portion of said compartment;
wherein said riser housing is asymmetrically positioned relative to an outer wall of said compartment.
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Abstract
A sprinkler includes a compartment that surrounds its riser portion in an offset or asymmetrical configuration. More specifically, the distance of the compartments walls from those of the riser vary (i.e., increase or decrease) at different locations surrounding the riser. Put another way, the riser is closer to one side of the compartment than other sides of the compartment. This non-concentric configuration allows larger components to fit inside the compartment than would otherwise fit if the riser was symmetrically surrounded by the compartment.
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1. An irrigation sprinkler comprising:
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a riser housing containing a sprinkler riser that rises during irrigation and lowers when irrigation is stopped; and
,a compartment fixed entirely around said riser housing such that said compartment completely surrounds an outer portion of the riser and being selectively openable at a top portion of said compartment; wherein said riser housing is asymmetrically positioned relative to an outer wall of said compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An irrigation sprinkler comprising:
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a riser housing containing a sprinkler riser that rises during irrigation and lowers when irrigation is stopped; and
,a compartment fixed around said riser housing and being selectively openable at a top portion of said compartment; wherein said riser housing is asymmetrically positioned relative to an outer wall of said compartment; wherein said compartment contains a wireless communication module that is configured to receive communications from a soil moisture sensor and relay said communications from said soil moisture sensor to a central controller.
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11. An irrigation sprinkler comprising:
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a riser housing containing a sprinkler riser; and
,a compartment fixed entirely around said riser housing such that said compartment completely surrounds an outer portion of the riser and a removable cover across a top portion of said compartment; wherein said riser housing is positioned through a non-concentric location of said compartment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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removing a cover from a compartment that non-concentrically and completely surrounds an outer portion of a sprinkler body of a sprinkler; removing a first pilot valve through a top of said compartment without stopping a supply of water to said sprinkler body and without causing irrigation of said sprinkler; and
,connecting as second pilot valve within said compartment. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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