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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2022
Applicant:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventor:
Travis Onofrio, Bloomington, MN (US);
Assignee:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 23/04 (2006.01); F16K 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 23/042 (2013.01); F16K 3/08 (2013.01); Y10T 137/4891 (2015.04);
Abstract
A fertilizer device is described in one example, that is configured to connect to an irrigation system and direct water past fertilizer. The fertilizer device may include a cap rotatably disposed on a base portion. Depending on the rotational position of the cap relatively to the base portion, different amounts of water are directed against or past the fertilizer within a chamber of the device. The device also may include a water path around the fertilizer such that, even if water flow to the fertilizer is cut off, water without fertilizer will still pass through and out of the device.