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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2019
Applicant:
Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US);
Inventor:
Kirk Andrew Allen, Valencia, CA (US);
Assignee:
Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/02 (2006.01); G01F 1/80 (2006.01); G01D 5/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/02 (2013.01); G01F 1/80 (2013.01); G01D 5/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
Flow sensors are provided that can monitor flow conditions. The flow sensor includes a gauge that provides a first level of information about flow through the sensor, and an indicator associated with the gauge that can provided a second level of information about flow through the sensor. The indicator might be in the form of a dial that can rotate about the gauge and might include a locked position for monitoring flow and an unlocked position to rotate the dial about the gauge to reposition the dial. A twisted shaft with varying twist rate is provided to convert linear motion to rotational motion for the gauge.