Patent ID: 7325753

Claim:
An irrigation sprinkler nozzle, comprising: a nozzle body defining a nozzle passage having an upstream end for mounting in flow communication with a supply of water under pressure, and a downstream end defining a nozzle outlet for outward projection of a water stream to irrigate surrounding terrain; said nozzle outlet including a lower margin, and having an outboard side defining a front face; and a plurality of discrete ramps including at least a first and second ramp formed at said lower margin of said nozzle outlet and extending forwardly and angularly downwardly therefrom, each of said ramps having an upstream end disposed at least a distance upstream relative to said front face of said nozzle outlet, and the first and second ramps being perpendicular to a vertical plane and being inclined at different angles relative to a horizontal plane, whereby a portion of the water passing through said nozzle outlet is forced and guided downwardly generally along said ramps to irrigate surrounding terrain relatively close to the sprinkler nozzle.