Patent ID: 9521812
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: A01G,B05B,Y02A

Claim Text:
1. An irrigation system including a diverter line, the system comprising: drip irrigation lines; T-junctions interleaved between adjacent drip irrigation lines, each T-junction comprising: a three-way line coupled to the diverter line; a check valve operably disposable between the three-way line and a downstream end of an upstream one of the drip irrigation lines to permit fluid flow in only a forward direction from the downstream end of the upstream one of the drip irrigation lines to each leg of the three-way line; and a controllable valve operably disposable between the three-way line and an upstream end of a downstream one of the drip irrigation lines, the controllable valve being operable to permit fluid flow in only the forward direction from each leg of the three-way line to an upstream end of a downstream one of the drip irrigation lines and to prevent the fluid flow.