Ball shaped water sprinkler system

A traveling sprinkler system comprising: a sphere shaped surface; at least one wheel over a circumference of the sphere shaped surface, where the at least one wheel divides the sphere into a first half and a second half; a plurality of holes on both the first half and the second half of the sphere shaped surface; a water hose receptacle, where the water hose receptacle receives a flow of water from a water hose; and wheel gears within the sphere, where the flow of water transfers over the wheel gears to enable the movement of the at least one wheel and the flow of water transfers through the plurality of holes creating a sprinkling action.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of Invention

The present invention relates to a water sprinkler that provides a unique shape and mobility features to provide a unique water sprinkler

2. Description of Related Art

Water sprinklers are used in various applications to provide water to lawns, gardens, parks, golf courses and other fields of application. Many times sprinklers are necessary to provide water to a recreational area, vegetation or in some instances to control dust. Consequently the sprinklers provide a water source for the vegetation or lawns and insure that the surface area remains properly hydrated for optimum growth.

One particular application for sprinklers relates to traveling sprinklers that travel across the surface of a lawn based upon the transmission of water pressure through the sprinkler Normally the traveling sprinkler has a conventional sprinkler arm, gears and transmission that receive a flow of water from a hose. As the water pressure transfers through the sprinkler, force is applied to the gears that enable the movement of the traveling sprinkler through and around a particular surface of land. Conventional traveling sprinklers are normally in a tractor style model where wheels are provided on the base and it is configured in a tractor shape with at least three wheels.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a traveling sprinkler system comprising: a sphere shaped surface; at least one wheel over a circumference of the sphere shaped surface, where the at least one wheel divides the sphere into a first half and a second half; a plurality of holes on both the first half and the second half of the sphere shaped surface; a water hose receptacle, where the water hose receptacle receives a flow of water from a water hose; and wheel gears within the sphere, where the flow of water transfers over the wheel gears to enable the movement of the at least one wheel and the flow of water transfers through the plurality of holes creating a sprinkling action.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present invention relates to a ball-shaped water sprinkler that traverses across a surface area where the sprinkler provides a flow of water over the traveled surface area. The water sprinkler system according to the present invention is a ball-shaped type of traversing water sprinkler that includes wheels over the circumference of the ball and a sprinkler outlet on both sides of the ball providing a flow of water through the sprinklers. The sprinkler system according to the present invention further include gears related to movement of sprinkler arteries within the ball and movement of the wheels that enable the movement of the sprinkler system over the surface area.

FIG. 1depicts a view of the internal components of a ball-shaped water sprinkler system50in accordance with the present invention. The ball-shaped sprinkler system50includes sprinkler arteries42that disperse water through holes provided in the surface area of the sprinkler system. The sprinkler arteries42have a base44, as depicted in both sides of the sphere, which connects to gears shown inFIG. 3. The gears provide the movement of arteries42that connect to sprinkler openings and movement of wheels54, shown inFIG. 2. A box hose receptacle46is also depicted inFIGS. 1 and 3. The hose receptacle20receives a connection to a water hose that provides a flow of water through the ball-shaped sprinkler system50.

The wheels54depicted inFIG. 2travel across the circumference of the ball-shaped sprinkler system50. The wheels54provide for the movement of the ball-shaped water sprinkler system50across a surface area or upon the ground. Further shown inFIG. 2is a sprinkler surface52, which comprises the entire outer surface of the ball-shaped sprinkler system50. The sprinkler surface52includes holes55,56,57, mirrored on each side of the system50, which release water provided by the sprinkler arteries42under the sprinkler surface52. Arrows depict the movement of the water from the sprinkler arteries42through the holes55,56,57. Although three rows of holes55,56,57are depicted inFIG. 2, a multitude of holes may be provided in additional rows or other configurations that will be suitable for the emission of water there through.

FIG. 3depicts a view of the internal components of the box hose receptacle46. A set of wheel gears45are provided in the box hose receptacle46for movement of the wheels54in a circular motion. Further, a set of sprinkler gears43are provided for movement of the sprinkler arteries42within the internal area of the sprinkler surface52. A water hose receptacle20is also shown which receives a flow of water from a water hose30into both sprinkler gears43and the wheel gears45. During use, water pressure provided through the hose30activates the movement of wheel gears45and the sprinkler gears43to move the wheels54and the sprinkler arteries42, respectively, in order to create an active sprinkling system for the ball-shaped sprinkler system50.

The ball-shaped sprinkler system50according to the present invention creates a moving sphere that transfers across a surface area providing an even consistent flow of water. The flow of water may be set to a desired sprinkler setting. Further independent gears are provided for both the sprinkler mechanism and the exterior wheels over the circumference of the ball-shaped sprinkler system50. The advantage of this particular traversing sprinkler system is the ability to make difficult maneuverable turns that are not possible with other types of traveling sprinkler systems. The ball-shaped sprinkler system50may have adjustable settings, to speed up or slow down the movement of the wheels54upon the ground. The instant invention has been shown and described in what it considers to be the most practical and preferred embodiments. It is recognized, however, that departures may be made there from within the scope of the invention and that obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.