Patent ID: 7707770

Claim:
A device for sub-surface distribution of water comprising: a body portion having opposite ends and sidewall portions between the two ends, the sidewall portions defining a cavity directly therebetween and radial openings permitting fluid flow from the cavity to an outside region surrounding at least a portion of the body portion, the openings extending over the entire longitudinal length of the sidewall portions; an irrigation assembly located within the cavity for receiving water and emitting water inside the body portion, the irrigation assembly having an inlet coupling for attachment to a conduit providing pressurized water, the conduit passing through and being supported at least in part by the body portion; a cap disposed on at least one of the opposite ends of the body portion; a retaining wall extending away from the cap into the cavity of the body portion for receiving and engaging at least a portion of the irrigation assembly to position the irrigation assembly within the cavity, wherein the retaining wall has a terminal free end and defines a split therethrough extending longitudinally from the terminal free end of the retaining wall and along the entire length of the retaining wall to the cap, the retaining wall generally defining an interior, transverse, cross-sectional area, and the retaining wall being flexible to change the transverse, cross-sectional area to engage and receive alternative irrigation assemblies of different sizes within the retaining wall.