Patent ID: 7419107

Claim:
A swivel inlet hose-drag cart for a linear irrigation system including a main water line, having first and second ends, supported upon a plurality of spaced-apart drive units, comprising: a wheeled frame means having first and second ends, an inner side and an outer side; a support structure on said frame means having lower and upper ends; the first end of the main water line being supported upon the upper end of said support structure: an upstanding riser pipe, having upper and lower ends, on said frame means; said upper end of said riser pipe being fluidly connected to the inner end of said main water line; a first tubular elbow having an upper end portion with an upper end and a lower end portion with an outer end; said lower end portion of said first tubular elbow extending laterally from said upper end portion of said first tubular elbow so as to extend towards said outer side of said wheeled frame means; a second tubular elbow having an upper end portion with an inner end and a lower end portion with a lower end; said upper end portion of said second tubular elbow being generally parallel to said lower end portion of said first tubular elbow and being fluidly connected thereto; said lower end portion of said second tubular elbow extending downwardly from said upper end portion of said second tubular elbow; a swivel connector secured to said lower end of said lower end portion of said second tubular elbow; a tubular swivel inlet elbow having an upper end portion with an upper end and a lower end portion with an outer end; said upper end of said swivel inlet elbow being connected to said swivel connector whereby said swivel inlet elbow may rotate or swivel with respect to said second tubular elbow from a first position wherein said lower end portion thereof extends generally towards said first end of said wheeled frame means outwardly of said outer side thereof to a second position wherein said lower end portion thereof extends generally towards said second end of said wheeled frame means outwardly of said outer side thereof; said outer end of said lower end portion of said swivel inlet elbow adapted to have one end of a drag hose connected thereto.