Riser tube with slotted ratchet gear for pop-up irrigation sprinklers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6530531
APP PUB NO 20020066800A1
SERIAL NO

09928845

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A pop-up sprinkler of the type that includes a riser that moves upwardly out of a sprinkler housing when water pressure is applied and that allows manual adjustment of the angular orientation of the riser with respect to the housing to adjust angular orientation of the spray from the sprinkler, and provides for such angular adjustment by having a toothed flange associated with the riser in the housing which engages tabs associated with the housing, provides for longer life of the toothed flange and/or the tabs by providing slots extending radially inwardly in the toothed flange to reduce its rigidity to the extent that the teeth and/or tabs do not wear as quickly.

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  • ORBIT IRRIGATION PRODUCTS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Butler, David C Ogden, UT 4 80

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