Patent ID: 9681608
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A01G,F16K

Claim:
1. A non-invasive in-ground sprinkler system comprising: a passageway including an inlet port configured to receive liquid, and an outlet port configured to disperse the liquid; a plunger being positioned within the passageway, a first end of the plunger being to be positioned flush against the outlet port in a first mode, and the first end of the plunger being configured to be positioned away from the outlet port in a second mode; a control element configured to move the plunger between the first mode and the second mode; a chamber configured to house the passageway, plunger, and control element; a removable permanent magnet configured to control the control element based in part on a positioning of the removable permanent magnet on a substantially flat and horizontal upper surface of the chamber, wherein removal of the permanent magnet from a position above the control element does not cause the plunger to move to the first mode, wherein the removable permanent magnet is configured to move in a first plane in parallel to the substantially flat and horizontal upper surface of the chamber to rotate the control element in a second plane in parallel to the substantially flat and horizontal surface of the chamber, wherein the removable permanent magnet is removable from the substantially flat and horizontal upper surface of the chamber.