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Sprinkler fence

Assignee: KEITH C FESSLER SR
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Filing: 1966-01-17
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Granted: 1969-02-04
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Expires: 1986-01-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Keith C Fessler Sr

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 10:23
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G25/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/6851; Y10T137/6966

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 243 words
A SPRINKLER FENCE FOR PROVIDING AN IRRIGATING SPRAY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF THE FENCE, SAID FENCE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE LONGITUDINAL TUBULAR MEMBER DISPOSED ADJACENT AN UPPER PORTION OF THE FENCE AND ADAPTED TO CARRY FLUID, A PLURALITY OF FITTINGS CLAMPED AT SPACED LOCATIONS ALONG SAID LONGITUDINAL TUBULAR MEMBER, THROUGH WHICH FLUID CAN FLOW, AND MEANS FOR PROVIDING A FLOW OF FLUID TO SAID LONGITUDINAL TUBULAR MEMBER WHEREBY SAID FITTINGS CAN SUPPLY A DESIRABLE PATTERN OF FLUID FOR VEGETATION MAINTENANCE, SAID FITTINGS EACH INVOLVING A CIRCULAR SEAL DISPOSED IN AN UPPER INNER PORTION THEREOF, WHICH SEAL IS ADAPTED TO LOCATE THE FITTING WITH RESPECT TO A HOLE PROVIDED IN SAID LONGITUDINAL TUBULAR MEMBER AND TO PROVIDE A FLUID-TIGHT RELATION THEREWITH, AND AN ENCIRCLING STRAP ADAPTED TO SECURE THE FITTING ABOUT SAID TUBULAR MEMBER SO AS TO ASSURE A TIGHT CONNECTION AT SAID SEAL AT SUCH TIME AS SAID STRAP IS PROPERLY TIGHTENED, A CORNER POST AND AT LEAST TWO LONGITUDINAL MEMBERS ALSO BEING USED, AND A MANIFOLD MEMBER BEING SECURED TO THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID CORNER POST, SAID MANIFOLD MEMBER HAVING INTERCONNECTED PASSAGES EXTENDING THROUGH ITS CONFINES, SAID PASSAGES EACH BEING CONFIGURED FOR RECEIVING IN SEALED RELATION, ONE END OF ONE OF SAID LONGITUDINAL TUBULAR MEMBERS, SAID MANIFOLD MEMBER THEREBY PROVIDING AN INTERCONNECTION FOR THE FLOW OF IRRIGATING FLUID FROM ONE LONGITUDINAL TUBULAR MEMBER THROUGH SAID CORNER POST, AND THENCE TO THE OTHER LONGITUDINAL TUBULAR MEMBER, AND THEREBY ALONG SAID FENCE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 243 words
A SPRINKLER FENCE FOR PROVIDING AN IRRIGATING SPRAY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF THE FENCE, SAID FENCE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE LONGITUDINAL TUBULAR MEMBER DISPOSED ADJACENT AN UPPER PORTION OF THE FENCE AND ADAPTED TO CARRY FLUID, A PLURALITY OF FITTINGS CLAMPED AT SPACED LOCATIONS ALONG SAID LONGITUDINAL TUBULAR MEMBER, THROUGH WHICH FLUID CAN FLOW, AND MEANS FOR PROVIDING A FLOW OF FLUID TO SAID LONGITUDINAL TUBULAR MEMBER WHEREBY SAID FITTINGS CAN SUPPLY A DESIRABLE PATTERN OF FLUID FOR VEGETATION MAINTENANCE, SAID FITTINGS EACH INVOLVING A CIRCULAR SEAL DISPOSED IN AN UPPER INNER PORTION THEREOF, WHICH SEAL IS ADAPTED TO LOCATE THE FITTING WITH RESPECT TO A HOLE PROVIDED IN SAID LONGITUDINAL TUBULAR MEMBER AND TO PROVIDE A FLUID-TIGHT RELATION THEREWITH, AND AN ENCIRCLING STRAP ADAPTED TO SECURE THE FITTING ABOUT SAID TUBULAR MEMBER SO AS TO ASSURE A TIGHT CONNECTION AT SAID SEAL AT SUCH TIME AS SAID STRAP IS PROPERLY TIGHTENED, A CORNER POST AND AT LEAST TWO LONGITUDINAL MEMBERS ALSO BEING USED, AND A MANIFOLD MEMBER BEING SECURED TO THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID CORNER POST, SAID MANIFOLD MEMBER HAVING INTERCONNECTED PASSAGES EXTENDING THROUGH ITS CONFINES, SAID PASSAGES EACH BEING CONFIGURED FOR RECEIVING IN SEALED RELATION, ONE END OF ONE OF SAID LONGITUDINAL TUBULAR MEMBERS, SAID MANIFOLD MEMBER THEREBY PROVIDING AN INTERCONNECTION FOR THE FLOW OF IRRIGATING FLUID FROM ONE LONGITUDINAL TUBULAR MEMBER THROUGH SAID CORNER POST, AND THENCE TO THE OTHER LONGITUDINAL TUBULAR MEMBER, AND THEREBY ALONG SAID FENCE.

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7.5 Years (Year 8) 1976-02-04 1976-08-05 1977-02-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1980-02-04 1980-08-05 1981-02-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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