Irrigation sprinkler with turf cup

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10314245-B2
Application number	US-201715426011-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2017
Priority date	Feb 5, 2016
Publication date	Jun 11, 2019
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019

Abstract

A turf cup is described that is mounted to a top of an irrigation sprinkler. The turf cup includes an outer sleeve and a plurality of drainage passages.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A turf cup assembly for an irrigation sprinkler, comprising:
a cup having one or more cup drainage apertures; said cup being mountable on a top of riser of a sprinkler; and,
a sleeve sized to encompass an outer perimeter of said cup and being mountable on a top surface of said sprinkler that surrounds said riser.

2. The turf cup assembly of claim 1 , further comprising channels on a bottom surface of said sleeve that connect between an interior and exterior of said sleeve.

3. The turf cup assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a retainer member fixed to a bottom, interior surface of said cup; said retainer member having a plurality of retainer drainage apertures.

4. The turf cup assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a sleeve retainer having a retainer aperture sized to encompass said sleeve and being located over a portion of said sleeve.

5. The turf cup assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a lip extending from a bottom exterior surface of said cup; said lip having a plurality of gaps.

6. The turf cup assembly of claim 1 , wherein said cup further comprises a raised adjustment passage extending from a lower interior surface of said cup and being aligned with an adjustment mechanism for said sprinkler.

7. A turf cup assembly for an irrigation sprinkler, comprising:
a cup having one or more cup drainage apertures through; said cup being mountable on a top of riser of a sprinkler; and,
a sleeve sized to encompass said cup and being mountable on a top surface of said sprinkler; said sleeve having one or more drainage channels between an interior and an exterior of said sleeve.

8. The turf cup assembly of claim 7 , further comprising a retainer member fixed to a bottom, interior surface of said cup; said retainer member having a plurality of drainage apertures.

9. The turf cup assembly of claim 8 , further comprising a retainer member fixed to a bottom, interior surface of said cup; said retainer member having a plurality of drainage apertures.

10. The turf cup assembly of claim 9 , further comprising a sleeve retainer having a retainer aperture sized to encompass said sleeve and being located over a portion of said sleeve.

11. The turf cup assembly of claim 10 , further comprising a lip extending from a bottom exterior surface of said cup; said lip having a plurality of gaps.

12. The turf cup assembly of claim 11 , wherein said cylindrical cup further comprises a raised adjustment passage extending from a lower interior surface of said cup and being aligned with an adjustment mechanism for said sprinkler.

13. A turf cup assembly for an irrigation sprinkler, comprising:
a cup having one or more cup drainage apertures; said cup being mountable on a top of riser of a sprinkler;
a retainer member fixed to a bottom interior surface of said cup; said retainer member having a plurality of retainer drainage apertures; and,
a sleeve sized to encompass said cup and being mountable on a top surface of said sprinkler.

14. The turf cup assembly of claim 13 , further comprising a sleeve retainer having a retainer aperture sized to encompass said sleeve and being located over a portion of said sleeve.

15. The turf cup assembly of claim 13 , further comprising a lip extending from a bottom exterior surface of said cup; said lip having a plurality of gaps.

16. The turf cup assembly of claim 13 , wherein said cup further comprises a raised adjustment passage extending from a lower interior surface of said cup and being aligned with an adjustment mechanism for said sprinkler.

17. The turf cup assembly of claim 1 , wherein said cup has a cylindrical shape.

18. The turf cup assembly of claim 1 , wherein said sleeve has a cylindrical shape.

19. The turf cup assembly of claim 7 , wherein said cup has a cylindrical shape.

20. A turf cup assembly for an irrigation sprinkler, comprising:
a cup having raised walls connected to a bottom surface and forming a top opening; said cup being mountable on a top of riser of a sprinkler; and
a sleeve sized to encompass an outer perimeter of said cup and being mountable on a top surface of said sprinkler that surrounds said riser, so as to allow said riser to move vertically through an aperture of said sleeve.

Assignees

• The Toro Co

Inventors

• Wright Iii James T
• Renquist Steven C

Classifications

• B05B15/16

  for preventing non-intended contact between spray heads or nozzles and foreign bodies, e.g. nozzle guards · CPC title

• A01G20/00

  Cultivation of turf, lawn or the like; Apparatus or methods therefor (hand-held edge trimmers or shears for lawn A01G3/06; edging for lawn A01G9/28; lawn-mowers A01D34/00) · CPC title

• B05B15/74

  driven by the discharged fluid · CPC title

• A01G9/02 Primary

  Receptacles, e.g. flower-pots or boxes (self-acting watering devices A01G27/00; hanging flower baskets, holders or containers for flower-pots A47G7/00); Glasses for cultivating flowers · CPC title

• B05B15/622

  ground-penetrating · CPC title