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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1997
Frederick T Elliott, Clermont, FL (US);
William J McFadden, Clermont, FL (US);
Senninger Irrigation, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A wobbling sprinkler head is provided, especially for use in irrigation systems such as self-propelled mechanically moving irrigation systems, in which the wobbling sprinkler head faces downward from the water supply conduit. The sprinkler head has a body having a water inlet as well as an attachment for connection to the water supply and a nozzle for directing a stream of water from the sprinkler body. The sprinkler head has one or more arms extending from the body around a water deflecting head. The water deflecting head is movably attached to the sprinkler head body and has a water deflecting surface positioned to deflect water from the nozzle and move the water defecting head. The bottom of the water deflecting surface has a protruding member extending therefrom, for interacting with a second protruding member extending from the arms of the sprinkler head body. The protruding members can have magnets of opposing polarity mounted therein. Thus, the water deflecting head has a wobbling motion while distributing water from the rotating sprinkler head to thereby vary the sprinkling action.