Patent ID: 7644870
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: B05B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An irrigation sprinkler comprising: a housing with an inlet for receiving pressurized fluid for irrigation; a riser assembly mounted to the housing; a turret mounted on the riser assembly, having one or more nozzles attached thereto for discharging pressurized fluid from the sprinkler for irrigation, and having a flushing passage separate from the one or more nozzles; the riser assembly and the turret being moveable between a retracted position and an elevated position relative to the housing; and the housing, the riser assembly and the turret defining a first flow path extending from the inlet to the one or more nozzles and outwardly from the turret for irrigation and defining a second flow path extending from the inlet to the flushing passage; wherein the inlet is not in fluid communication with the flushing passage when the riser assembly is in the elevated position.