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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2004
Applicants:
Matthew R. Hekman, Redlands, CA (US);
Greg N. Shaw, Moreno Valley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew R. Hekman, Redlands, CA (US);
Greg N. Shaw, Moreno Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 3/04 (2006.01); B05B 3/10 (2006.01); B05B 15/10 (2006.01); B05B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a sprinkler with both a reversing part-circle mode and a non-reversing full-circle mode. More specifically, the present invention provides a mechanism for disengaging sprinkler arc stops, allowing for a full circle, non-reversing watering pattern.