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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2007
Steven C. Renquist, Chino Hills, CA (US);
James T. Wright, Iii, Moreno Valley, CA (US);
Miguel A. Santiago, Claremont, CA (US);
Steven C. Renquist, Chino Hills, CA (US);
James T. Wright, III, Moreno Valley, CA (US);
Miguel A. Santiago, Claremont, CA (US);
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Abstract
One embodiment provides an asymmetrical nozzle housing within a nozzle base of a sprinkler which, when rotated, changes its angular orientation relative to the nozzle base. Since the nozzle is disposed within the nozzle housing, it similarly changes angular orientation relative to the nozzle base, thereby modifying the trajectory of ejected water during irrigation. In this respect, a user can change the trajectory of a watering stream by simply rotating the nozzle housing.