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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2010
Applicant:
Eugene Ezekiel Kim, Buena Park, CA (US);
Inventor:
Eugene Ezekiel Kim, Buena Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/26 (2006.01); B05B 1/30 (2006.01); B05B 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/267 (2013.01); B05B 1/3073 (2013.01); B05B 3/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spray nozzle for an irrigation sprinkler is provided, where the nozzle has a deflector that is configured with depending ribs. Each of the ribs has micro-structures that cooperate with other geometry of the rib and deflector to define a plurality of different micro-ramps for dividing the discharged water into different sprays having different characteristics that can be combined to achieve a spray pattern.