US3200539A
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Combination heating, irrigating, and fertilizing system
Assignee: Elements Control Systems Inc
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Filing: 1963-05-10
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Granted: 1965-08-17
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Expires: 1983-05-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Marvin J Kelly
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 18:54
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G13/00; A01G13/06; A01C; A01C23/00; A01C23/04; A01C23/042
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
265 words
IN A SYSTEM OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, A HEADER PIPE, BRANCH PIPES EXTENDING FROM A SIDE OF AND CONNECTED AT ONE END TO THE HEADER PIPE AT SPACED POINTS ALONG THE HEADER PIPE, THE OTHER ENDS OF THE BRANCH PIPES BEING CLOSED, LATERAL DISCHARGE PIPES SPACED ALONG AND CONNECTED TO THE BRANCH PIPES, SAID DISCHARGE PIPES TERMINATING IN UPSTANDING DISCHARGE HEADS ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED CLOSED TO TREES, SAID HEADS COMPRISING VERTICAL RECTANGULAR HOUSINGS HAVING OPEN UPPER AND LOWER ENDS, RECTANGULAR HORIZONTAL PLATEDS RELATIVELY SMALLER THAN SAID HOUSINGS SECURED WITHIN AND EXTENDING ACROSS THE LOWER ENDS OF THE HOUSINGS, SAID PLATES EACH HAVING DEPENDING COUPLING SOCKETS, SAID SOCKETS HAVING CENTERED SMALL DIAMETER VERTICAL JET MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH THE RISERS AND THE SAID RETANGULAR HOUSINGS, SAID PLATES HAVING OPPOSITE SIDE EDGES SPACED FROM ADJACENT OPPOSITE SIDE WALLS OF THE HOUSING WHICH DEFINE AIR SLOTS FOR PRIMARY AIR SUPPLY WITH FUEL SUPPLY FROM SAID JET MEANS, MEANS TO SUPPLY VARIOUS FLUIDS UNDER PRESSURE TO THE HEADER PIPE TO SAID DISCHARGE HEADS, SAID SUPPLY MEANS COMPRISING A FEED PIPE CONNECTED TO THE HEADER PIPE, A COMBUSTIBLE GAS PRESSURE TANK CONNECTED TO THE FEED PIPE, A THERMOSTATICALLY CONTROLLED VALVE CONNECTED BETWEEN THE FEED PIPE AND GAS TANK, A FORCE PUMP HAVING A DISCHARGE CONNECTED TO THE FEED PIPE, A WATER VALVE CONNECTED BETWEEN THE DISCHARGE AND THE FEED PIPE, SAID PUMP HAVING AN INTAKE PIPE TO WHICH A SUITABLE SOURCE OF WATER IS ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED, A FLUID FERTILIZER TANK CONNECTED TO THE INTAKE PIPE, AND A FERTILIZER VALVE CONNECTED BETWEEN THE FERTILIZER TANK AND THE INTAKE PIPE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
265 words
IN A SYSTEM OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, A HEADER PIPE, BRANCH PIPES EXTENDING FROM A SIDE OF AND CONNECTED AT ONE END TO THE HEADER PIPE AT SPACED POINTS ALONG THE HEADER PIPE, THE OTHER ENDS OF THE BRANCH PIPES BEING CLOSED, LATERAL DISCHARGE PIPES SPACED ALONG AND CONNECTED TO THE BRANCH PIPES, SAID DISCHARGE PIPES TERMINATING IN UPSTANDING DISCHARGE HEADS ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED CLOSED TO TREES, SAID HEADS COMPRISING VERTICAL RECTANGULAR HOUSINGS HAVING OPEN UPPER AND LOWER ENDS, RECTANGULAR HORIZONTAL PLATEDS RELATIVELY SMALLER THAN SAID HOUSINGS SECURED WITHIN AND EXTENDING ACROSS THE LOWER ENDS OF THE HOUSINGS, SAID PLATES EACH HAVING DEPENDING COUPLING SOCKETS, SAID SOCKETS HAVING CENTERED SMALL DIAMETER VERTICAL JET MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH THE RISERS AND THE SAID RETANGULAR HOUSINGS, SAID PLATES HAVING OPPOSITE SIDE EDGES SPACED FROM ADJACENT OPPOSITE SIDE WALLS OF THE HOUSING WHICH DEFINE AIR SLOTS FOR PRIMARY AIR SUPPLY WITH FUEL SUPPLY FROM SAID JET MEANS, MEANS TO SUPPLY VARIOUS FLUIDS UNDER PRESSURE TO THE HEADER PIPE TO SAID DISCHARGE HEADS, SAID SUPPLY MEANS COMPRISING A FEED PIPE CONNECTED TO THE HEADER PIPE, A COMBUSTIBLE GAS PRESSURE TANK CONNECTED TO THE FEED PIPE, A THERMOSTATICALLY CONTROLLED VALVE CONNECTED BETWEEN THE FEED PIPE AND GAS TANK, A FORCE PUMP HAVING A DISCHARGE CONNECTED TO THE FEED PIPE, A WATER VALVE CONNECTED BETWEEN THE DISCHARGE AND THE FEED PIPE, SAID PUMP HAVING AN INTAKE PIPE TO WHICH A SUITABLE SOURCE OF WATER IS ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED, A FLUID FERTILIZER TANK CONNECTED TO THE INTAKE PIPE, AND A FERTILIZER VALVE CONNECTED BETWEEN THE FERTILIZER TANK AND THE INTAKE PIPE.
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