Patent ID: 7021675

Claim:
A swivel assembly for use with a water gun coupled to a water supply conduit to discharge a stream of water comprising a stationary swivel section and a rotatably swivel section configured and disposed to operatively support a bearing including a stationary bearing section and a rotatable bearing section therebetween to facilitate rotation of the water gun relative to the water supply conduit to selectively control the direction of the high velocity stream of water relative to the mineral stockpile, wherein said stationary swivel section comprises a stationary swivel member including an outer body and an inner flange having a centrally disposed sleeve channel formed therethrough to operatively receive and support an interior segment of a substantially cylindrical water conduit sleeve therein and the wall thickness of said interior segment of said substantially cylindrical water conduit sleeve is greater than the wall thickness of said exterior segment of said substantially cylindrical water conduit sleeve forming a substantially circular shoulder at the intersection thereof, wherein said substantially cylindrical water conduit sleeve further includes an outer segment and said rotatable swivel section comprises a rotatable swivel member including a rotatable body having a reduced inner substantially cylindrical protrusion to receive said inner rotatable bearing section thereon and an enlarged outer flange having a centrally disposed channel formed therethrough to receive at least a portion of said outer segment of said substantially cylindrical water conduit sleeve and an inner wall of said centrally disposed channel includes a substantially circular shoulder to engage a portion of said exterior segment of said substantially cylindrical water conduit sleeve, further including at least one seal recess to receive and operatively retain a corresponding seal to seal against said outer surface of the exterior segment of said substantially cylindrical water conduit sleeve is formed in said centrally disposed channel, at least one O-ring groove to receive and operatively retain a corresponding O-ring to seal against said outer surface of said exterior segment of said substantially cylindrical water conduit sleeve is formed in said centrally disposed channel and an exterior O-ring groove is formed in the inner surface of said enlarged outer flange to receive a corresponding O-ring to seal against said stationary bearing section of said bearing when said swivel assembly is assembled.