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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Hunter Industries, Inc., San Marcos, CA (US);
Inventor:
James A. Bell, San Marcos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hunter Industries, Inc., San Marcos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 25/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rain sensor can be configured to shut off one or more irrigation devices during and/or after a period of rainfall. The rain sensor can include a moisture basin mounted therein. The moisture basin houses an absorbent element configured to expand in at least one direction when wetted. Expansion of the absorbent element can activate a signal actuator to generate a shut off signal to one or more irrigation devices. The moisture basin can retain excess moisture when the absorbent element is fully saturated.