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Sprinkler and fountain devices

Assignee: Rain Jet Corp
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Filing: 1965-07-06
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Granted: 1967-12-12
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Expires: 1985-07-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr John O Hruby

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 08:28
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05B; B05B17/00; B05B17/08; B05B15/00; B05B15/70; B05B15/72; B05B15/74; B05B3/00; B05B3/008; B05B3/02; B05B3/04; B05B3/0417; B05B3/0429; B05B3/0444

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 232 words
A WATER DISPERSER COMPRISING A BODY ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON A WATER SUPPLY RISER, SAID BODY COMPRISING A TUBE SMALLER IN DIAMETER THAN SAID RISER AND MEANS CONNECTING THE TUBE TO THE RISER IN POSITION WHEREIN A LOWER END OF THE TUBE EXTENDS INTO AND IS SPACED FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE RISER, SAID TUBE HAVNG VERTICALLY ELONGATED OBLIQUE APERTURES THROUGH THE WALL THEREOF FOR PASSAGE OF WATER, SAID TUBE HAVING AN UPPER END EXPOSED ABOVE SAID RISER, AND A GYRATING DISPERSER HEAD ASSEMBLY ROTATABLY AND GYRATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID BODY, SAID HEAD ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A STEM HEAD, A HOLLOW STEM EXTENDING INTO AND ATTACHED TO SAID STEM HEAD, AND WATER PASSAGE MEANS FROM THE INTERIOR OF SAID STEM HEAD TO THE EXTERIOR, A STATIONARY CYLINDRICAL INTERIOR BEARING SURFACE HAVING AN OUTSIDE END EXPOSED TO THE EXTERIOR ON THE UPPER END OF SAID BODY AND LARGER IN DIAMETER THAN THE INSIDE DIAMETER OF SAID TUBE, AND A BUSHING MOUNTED ON THE STEM HEAD, SAID BUSHING HAVING AN OUTSIDE DIAMETER LARGER THAN THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF SAID STEM AND SMALLER IN DIAMETER THAN THE INSIDE DIAMETER OF SAID CYLINDRICAL INTERIOR BEARING SURFACE, WHEREBY SAID BUSHING COMPRISES SIMULTANEOUSLY A BEARING AND GYRATING WATER DEFLECTOR, SAID TUBE HAVING A SECOND BEARING SURFACE ADJACENT THE INNER END OF SAID STEM, SAID BUSHING BEING ADAPTED TO ROLL ABOUT THE BEARING SURFACE OF SAID BODY DURING OPERAION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 232 words
A WATER DISPERSER COMPRISING A BODY ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON A WATER SUPPLY RISER, SAID BODY COMPRISING A TUBE SMALLER IN DIAMETER THAN SAID RISER AND MEANS CONNECTING THE TUBE TO THE RISER IN POSITION WHEREIN A LOWER END OF THE TUBE EXTENDS INTO AND IS SPACED FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE RISER, SAID TUBE HAVNG VERTICALLY ELONGATED OBLIQUE APERTURES THROUGH THE WALL THEREOF FOR PASSAGE OF WATER, SAID TUBE HAVING AN UPPER END EXPOSED ABOVE SAID RISER, AND A GYRATING DISPERSER HEAD ASSEMBLY ROTATABLY AND GYRATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID BODY, SAID HEAD ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A STEM HEAD, A HOLLOW STEM EXTENDING INTO AND ATTACHED TO SAID STEM HEAD, AND WATER PASSAGE MEANS FROM THE INTERIOR OF SAID STEM HEAD TO THE EXTERIOR, A STATIONARY CYLINDRICAL INTERIOR BEARING SURFACE HAVING AN OUTSIDE END EXPOSED TO THE EXTERIOR ON THE UPPER END OF SAID BODY AND LARGER IN DIAMETER THAN THE INSIDE DIAMETER OF SAID TUBE, AND A BUSHING MOUNTED ON THE STEM HEAD, SAID BUSHING HAVING AN OUTSIDE DIAMETER LARGER THAN THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF SAID STEM AND SMALLER IN DIAMETER THAN THE INSIDE DIAMETER OF SAID CYLINDRICAL INTERIOR BEARING SURFACE, WHEREBY SAID BUSHING COMPRISES SIMULTANEOUSLY A BEARING AND GYRATING WATER DEFLECTOR, SAID TUBE HAVING A SECOND BEARING SURFACE ADJACENT THE INNER END OF SAID STEM, SAID BUSHING BEING ADAPTED TO ROLL ABOUT THE BEARING SURFACE OF SAID BODY DURING OPERAION.

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