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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1987
Bradford H Johnson, Inman, SC (US);
Other;
Abstract
An irrigation system and a method for using same is disclosed. The irrigation system includes a coated fabric irrigation conduit having diffuser openings defined therein. The irrigation conduit is pressurizable from a substantially flattened, unpressurized configuration to a substantially cylindrical, pressurized configuration. A mobile storage and dispensing device for the irrigation conduit is provided and includes a reel rotatably mounted on a frame structure for carrying the irrigation conduit. A drive unit is provided for rotating the reel along with controls for determining the direction of rotation of the reel. Coupling elements are connected to the reel for receiving coupling ends of the irrigation conduit. Also provided is a traversable irrigation conduit guide connected to the frame structure for allowing the irrigation conduit to be wound evenly about a receiving zone of the reel. Further, spaced apart transverse bars are attached to the frame structure for substantially flattening and removing water from the irrigation conduit as it is wound on the reel.