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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2013
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Randall Pearson, Chino Hills, CA (US);
Burnett Jones, Corona, CA (US);
Jack McIntosh, El Cajon, CA (US);
Brian Ries, Bloomington, MN (US);
Jeff Miller, Murrieta, CA (US);
Noel Macasias, La Puente, CA (US);
Eric Pettet, Riverside, CA (US);
Tong Le, Riverside, CA (US);
Mike Jackson, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Abstract
A controller has two irrigation station module connection areas within it and can either accept two irrigation station modules at the same time or one larger module that spans both connection areas. The larger module, however, includes more irrigation station terminals than both of the smaller irrigation station modules combined. Therefore, a greater number of irrigation stations can be connected to the controller when the larger module is substituted for the two smaller modules.