Spraying apparatus for washing cattle

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR WASHING CATTLE AND THE LIKE COMPRISING A CORRAL FOR THE CATTLE HAVING A HARD-SURFACED DRAINAGE FLOOR; A PLURALITY OF ROTARY SPRINKLERS DISPOSED ADJACENT TO THE FLOOR OF THE CORRAL, THE SPRINKLERS HAVING OVERLAPPING PREDETETERMINED DISCHARGE PATTERNS SUBSTANTIALLY COVERING THE FLOOR; A CONDUIT CONNECTED TO THE SPRINKLERS ADAPTED TO SUPPLY WATER UNDER PRESSURE THERETO; SUBSTANTIALLY SEMI-CYLINDRICAL GUARDS POSITIONED DOWNPRISISING A CORRAL FOR THE CATTLE HAVING A HARD-SURFACED ING THE CONDUIT RIGIDLY SUPPORTED THEREON IN ELEVATED POSITION ABOVE THE FLOOR PROVIDING UNRESTRICTED AREAS BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE GUARDS ALONG THE CONDUIT TO PERMIT FREE FLOW OF WATER ALONG THE SURFACE OF THE FLOOR TRANSVERSELY OF THE CONDUIT BETWEEN THE SPRINKLERS; LEGS RIGIDLY EXTENDED UPWARDLY FROM EACH GUARD; AND A DOME-SHAPED COVER MOUNTED ON THE LEGS OF EACH GUARD IN SPACED SHIELDING RELATION ABOVE ITS RESPECTIVE SPRINKLER, EACH OF THE SPRINKLERS HAVING A PREDETERMINED RADIALLY OUTWARDLY DIRECTED UPWARDLY INCLINED DISCHARGE TRAJECTORY DISPOSED BENEATH ITS RESPECTIVE COVER, SAID COVER AND SAID GUARD DEFINING THEREBETWEEN AN OPENING ALIGNED WITH SAID DISCHARGE TRAJECTORY OF THE SPRINKLER.