Patent ID: 9221065
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
1. A method of distributing water from an irrigation sprinkler comprising: providing a sprinkler having a passage connectable to a water supply and a nozzle connected to said passage of said sprinkler to disburse water; providing a flow restrictor comprising: pressurizing said sprinkler passage with said water; passing said water through said restrictor passage to impart a rotational movement to an outer region of said water and to maintain substantially straight, non-rotational movement at an inner region of said water; disbursing a water stream from said nozzle, said nozzle stream having an inner cross sectional area having a non-rotational component and an outer cross sectional area having a rotational component; wherein said flow restrictor removably mates in at least a first rotational orientation and a second rotational orientation.