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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2001
Theodore G. Santiesteban, Ocoee, FL (US);
Jeffery S. Mitchell, Lubbock, TX (US);
Senninger Irrigation, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A sprinkler head especially adapted for use in irrigation systems, such as center pivot irrigation systems, in which a long water conduit is connected at one end to a source of water under pressure. The sprinkler head has a body attached to a water supply and has a water inlet and a nozzle for directing water therefrom. The sprinkler head body has an upper body portion having a first interlocking member thereon and a lower body portion having a plurality of arms extending therefrom. A water deflecting head is removably attached to the sprinkler head body lower body portion below the plurality of downwardly extending arms to deflect water being emitted from a nozzle thereagainst. A weighted collar has a bore therethrough and has a second interlocking member thereon. The weighted collar has a weight greater than one quarter pound and is removably attached to the sprinkler head body upper body portion with a second interlocking member engaging the sprinkler upper body interlocking member. The weighted collar has a deflection surface positioned to deflect a portion of the water being deflected by the water deflection head. It also acts to shield the sprinkler head body from damage while adding weight to the sprinkler head for damping vibrations and wind resistance.