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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2014
Applicant:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventors:
Leo James Lichte, Riverside, CA (US);
James Zimmerman, Walnut, CA (US);
Jeff McKenzie, Lake Arrowhead, CA (US);
James T. Wright, III, Moreno Valley, CA (US);
Peter Janku, Temecula, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/00 (2006.01); B05B 3/04 (2006.01); B05B 15/10 (2006.01); F16K 43/00 (2006.01); B05B 1/30 (2006.01); A01G 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/30 (2013.01); A01G 27/00 (2013.01); B05B 15/10 (2013.01); F16K 43/006 (2013.01); B05B 1/3006 (2013.01); B05B 3/0454 (2013.01); Y10S 239/01 (2013.01); Y10S 239/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention includes an improved sprinkler design having a magnetic sensing system for determining the position of the riser nozzle, a waterproofed motor housing and related cables, configurable sprinkler body compartments, and a pilot valve with a check valve assembly, both of which are located within the sprinkler body.