Patent ID: 8302932
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: A62C,F16K

Abstract:
1. A portable device for testing or controlling a sprinkler valve having a solenoid plunger comprises: a cup shaped yoke body having a cavity and an opening defining a rim for engaging the solenoid plunger of the sprinkler valve; a magnet positioned within said cavity, said magnet having a magnetic field directed towards said opening of said cavity; and an epoxy fill sealing and securing said magnet in said cavity, said epoxy fill at least partially fills said cavity of said body; wherein said device having no moving parts and no electrical components and placing said device over a solenoid plunger with said magnetic field directed towards the solenoid plunger actuates the solenoid plunger of the sprinkler valve to turn the sprinkler valve on without said device nor the solenoid plunger being electrically energized.