Patent ID: 7686234
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
1. An irrigation assembly comprising a main pipeline connected to a water supply, the pipeline being supported at intervals by mobile towers, a plurality of collectors in fluid communication with the pipeline for receiving water from the pipeline, each collector having walls defining a water inlet and a water retaining cavity, wherein movement of the collectors over a ground surface defines a respective plurality of collector paths and comprising in at least one of the collector paths a plurality of spaced apart stationary targets positioned on the ground surface, each target further comprising a dish and having an open upper end and a drain, the drain being positioned at least partially within the ground, and each target further comprising a valve actuator, each collector further comprising a water outlet and a valve attached to the collector, the valve being movable between a closed position in which water is prevented from flowing out the outlet and an open position in which water is permitted to flow out the outlet and wherein the valve actuator is engageable with the valve to move the valve to the open position to allow the water within the collector to flow into the dish.