Patent ID: 8485796

Claim:
A garden hose spray system, comprising: a pump for boosting a water flow rate of a water flow through the system, the pump including an inlet and an outlet; a garden hose connector coupled to the pump outlet; a sensor configured to detect the water flow rate through the garden hose spray system relative to a threshold water flow rate, the threshold flow rate being non-zero; a controller in communication with the pump, wherein the controller turns on the pump only when the sensor detects a water flow rate above the threshold flow rate and turns off the pump when the sensor detects a water flow rate below the threshold flow rate; a variable outlet fluidly coupled to the pump, the variable outlet including a first flow setting resulting in a water flow rate greater than the threshold flow rate and a second flow setting resulting in a water flow rate less than the threshold flow rate; and a flow restriction valve fluidly coupled to the variable outlet, the flow restriction valve having an open position and a closed position, the flow restriction valve allowing the water flow to exit the variable outlet when in the open position and preventing the water from exiting the variable outlet when in the closed position.