Patent ID: 9179611
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A01G,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An irrigation system having a liquid conduit for the delivery of liquid, the system comprising: a movable cart having a plurality of wheels; a flexible-hose assembly connected to the movable cart and operable to provide a portion of the liquid conduit, the flexible-hose assembly including a first flexible hose, a first rigid hose, a second flexible hose, and a second rigid hose connected to the cart in that order; and a hose-displacement assembly mounted on the movable cart, the hose-displacement assembly including a first winch having a first cable secured to the flexible-hose assembly between the first flexible hose and the first rigid hose and a second winch having a second cable secured to the flexible-hose assembly between the second flexible hose and the second rigid hose, the first and second winches being and operable to displace the first and second rigid hoses in an alternating fashion relative to movement of the cart and each other so as to reduce the force required to pull the hose assembly such that: