Patent ID: 6669113
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: A01G,B05B

Abstract:
A portable watering device comprising:an elongate hollow tube having an opening for adding water, said elongate hollow tube being at least twenty four inches long; a fluid carrying hose in fluid communication with said elongate hollow tube, said hose having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end being connected to said elongate hollow tube's opening, said hose capable of being positioned in an arcuate position; a nozzle secured to the distal end of said flexible hose; a piston within said elongate hollow tube; a handle attached to said piston for manually controlling the movement of said piston within said elongate hollow tube for enabling the manual siphoning of water into said hollow tube through said nozzle and fluid carrying hose when said handle is forced in the proximal direction and for enabling the manual forcing of water from within said elongate hollow tube through said fluid carrying hose and through said nozzle when said handle is forced in the distal direction; and a flow valve for impeding the flow of water from said elongate hollow tube, said flow valve including: 1) a conduit housing defining an axis having first and second openings; said conduit housing including a valve seat positioned at said first opening, said valve seat including an opening to permit fluid or gas flow therethrough, 2) a poppit within said conduit housing, said poppit including a surface configured and positioned to engage said valve seat to restrict the flow of gas or fluid, and 3) a bias means for biasing said poppit toward said valve seat and for controlling the rate of flow of a gas or fluid from the portable watering device.