Patent ID: 7900854

Claim:
A system for filtering water for irrigation nozzles, comprising: a hollow body having an axis, a fluid inlet, a clean water outlet having a clean water outlet axis that is co-axial with the axis and opposite the fluid inlet to allow axial delivery of fluid therethrough, and a debris outlet adjacent the clean water outlet and radially spaced apart therefrom with respect to the axis; a fluid filter located in the clean water outlet for filtering water that passes therethrough and the clean water outlet; a plunger located in the debris outlet and having an open position for selectively permitting water and debris to pass through the debris outlet, and a closed position for sealing the debris outlet, the plunger defaulting to the closed position; and female threads located in the debris outlet, a fitting having male threads engaged to the female threads in the debris outlet, and the plunger seats against the fitting in a closed position.