Patent ID: 8556196

Claim:
A sprinkler comprising: a sprinkler housing having a passageway therethrough having an inlet for connecting to a source of water and an outlet therefrom, said outlet having an open side area for inserting a nozzle on one side and having a recess on the other side thereof, said housing having a latching catch adjacent to said outlet open side; and a nozzle having a nozzle passageway therethrough and having a tongue on one side thereof shaped to fit into said housing outlet recess and having at least one latching arm extending from the other side therefrom and shaped to engage said housing latching catch when said nozzle is inserted through said outlet open side and said nozzle tongue is inserted in said housing outlet recess to generally axially align said nozzle passageway with said housing passageway; whereby a nozzle can be rapidly inserted and removed from said sprinkler housing.