Patent ID: 6386464
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: A01G,B05B

Abstract:
A device for irrigating lawn and gardens utilizing a water hose connected to an above ground water supply, the device comprising:an underground pop-up sprinkler having a bottom inlet with a female fitting means affixed therein whereby the bottom inlet receives water under pressure; a housing buried below ground level at a position relative to the pop-up sprinkler, wherein the housing is comprised of: a chamber having an opened top end and a tapered bottom with a vertical cylindrical wall there-between, the tapered bottom extending downward into a centrally located orifice; a protective lid having a diameter the size of the opened top end of the chamber, the lid abutting the opened top end of the chamber; a spring hinge configured to connect the lid to the top end of the chamber such that the lid opens upward in a direction parallel to the ground level; and an inner pipe member concentrically positioned within the chamber, the inner pipe member having an externally threaded top portion and an opened bottom end securely attached to the orifice, the opened bottom end of the inner pipe member having a female fitting means affixed therein; a second pipe member adapted into a U-shape and buried below ground level beneath the pop-up sprinkler and the housing, the second pipe member having a base and two legs, the base being parallel to the ground surface and extending a distance between the pop-up sprinkler and the housing; the second leg being buried beneath the housing and having an upper end with a male fitting means affixed thereto; the male fitting means of the second leg being securely received by the female fitting means of the housing; the first leg being buried beneath the pop-up sprinkler and having an upper end with a male fitting means affixed thereto; the male fitting means of the first leg being securely received by the female fitting means of the pop-up sprinkler; and a means for securely attaching the threaded top portion of the inner pipe member to the water hose whereby water is transported under pressure from the above ground water supply to the pop-up sprinkler.