Patent ID: 7841547

Claim:
A sprinkler assembly, for receiving a supply of water and directing water therefrom, comprising: a nozzle housing having a flow path formed therethrough for directing a flow of water received in the sprinkler assembly and a water stream outlet through which water flowing through the flow path exits the sprinkler assembly; a primary nozzle removably mounted in the stream outlet for distributing water from the sprinkler assembly; a secondary nozzle provided in the nozzle housing for distributing water from the sprinkler assembly at the same time as water is distributed from the primary nozzle; and a valve for throttling or shutting off flow to said primary nozzle while allowing water to continue to flow to the secondary nozzle, wherein the valve is a slidable gate having a flow opening and movable between an open position in which the flow opening is aligned with the flow path through the nozzle housing, and a closed position in which the flow path is blocked by the slidable gate.