Patent ID: 9462760
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: A01G,Y02A

Claim Text:
1. A drip emitter for bonding to an inner surface of a conduit over less than the circumference thereof, the drip emitter comprising: a molded body; a molded cover molded separately from the body; a labyrinth flow path formed in a space between a cylindrical outer surface of the body and a cylindrical inner surface of the cover; a first set of baffles protruding into the labyrinth flow path from the body and a second set of baffles protruding into the labyrinth flow path from the cover, the labyrinth flow path confined on a first side by the cylindrical outer surface of the body and on a second side by the cylindrical inner surface of the cover; said body including said molded cover including said labyrinth flow path disposed between said fluid inlet and said closed perimeter fluid outlet zone; said first divider element interlocking with said second divider element to block fluid communication along a short circuit flow path between said fluid inlet and said closed perimeter fluid outlet zone, said short circuit path bypassing said labyrinth.