Portable pedestal mounted tower irrigator

Claim 2

In an improved overhead rotary pedestal-supported effluentdispensing unit, a support base, a primary cage-like support frame of vertically elongated shape secured on said support base, a secondary cage-like rotatable upper support frame of vertically elongated shape, a pipe connector member fixedly mounted within a lower end of said primary support frame on said support base and having a coupling at one end thereof for detachably receiving an effluent supply member and having an upwardly open end portion; a vertically elongated and positioned rotatable pipe member extending at its lower end into the upwardly open end portion of said connector pipe member and being journaled therein to extend upwardly within and along said primary support frame into within and along said secondary support frame; a reinforcing sleeve member secured over said vertical pipe member and extending from a position adjacent said pipe connector member centrally vertically upwardly along said primary support frame and at its upper end being secured to and supporting said secondary support frame in a spaced relation above said primary support frame, a bearing sleeve secured within and extending downwardly from an upper end portion of said primary support frame and along said reinforcing sleeve member for journaling said sleeve member along and within said primary support member, end thrust bearing means positioned within the spacing between said primary and secondary support frames and cooperating with said sleeve member for rotatably supporting said secondary frame on and with respect to said primary support frame, a mast extending centrally upwardly from and mounted on an upper end of said secondary support frame, a pair of opposite, substantially horizontally extending, fluid dispensing trusS arm assemblies mounted on said secondary support frame to extend substantially horizontally outwardly therefrom, a pair of balanced tension arms extending substantially horizontally from said secondary support frame at right angles to said pair of truss arm assemblies, and cable means connecting said pair of truss arm assemblies and said pair of tension arms together and to an upper end portion of said mast.

Claim 3

In an improved overhead rotary pedestal-supported effluent-dispensing unit, a support base, a primary cage-like support frame of vertically elongated shape secured on said support base, a secondary cage-like rotatable upper support frame of vertically elongated shape, a pipe connector member fixedly mounted within a lower end of said primary support frame on said support base and having a coupling at one end thereof for detachably receiving an effluent supply member and having an upwardly open end portion; a vertically elongated and positioned rotatable pipe member extending at its lower end into the upwardly open end portion of said connector pipe member and being journaled therein to extend upwardly within and along said primary support frame into within and along said secondary support frame; a reinforcing sleeve member secured over said vertical pipe member and extending from a position adjacent said pipe connector member centrally vertically upwardly along said primary support frame and at its upper end being secured to and supporting said secondary support frame in a spaced relation above said primary support frame, a bearing sleeve secured within and extending downwardly from an upper end portion of said primary support frame and along said reinforcing sleeve member for journaling said sleeve member along and within said primary support member, end thrust bearing means positioned within the spacing between said primary and secondary support frames and cooperating with said sleeve member for rotatably supporting said secondary frame on and with respect to said primary support frame, a mast extending centrally upwardly from and mounted on an upper end of said secondary support frame, a pair of opposite, substantially horizontally extending, fluid dispensing trusS arm assemblies mounted on said secondary support frame to extend substantially horizontally outwardly therefrom, a pair of balanced tension arms extending substantially horizontally from said secondary support frame at right angles to said pair of truss arm assemblies, and cable means connecting said pair of truss arm assemblies and said pair of tension arms together and to an upper end portion of said mast.

Claim 4

In an improved overhead rotary pedestal-supported effluent-dispensing unit, a support base, a primary cage-like support frame of vertically elongated shape secured on said support base, a secondary cage-like rotatable upper support frame of vertically elongated shape, a pipe connector member fixedly mounted within a lower end of said primary support frame on said support base and having a coupling at one end thereof for detachably receiving an effluent supply member and having an upwardly open end portion; a vertically elongated and positioned rotatable pipe member extending at its lower end into the upwardly open end portion of said connector pipe member and being journaled therein to extend upwardly within and along said primary support frame into within and along said secondary support frame; a reinforcing sleeve member secured over said vertical pipe member and extending from a position adjacent said pipe connector member centrally vertically upwardly along said primary support frame and at its upper end being secured to and supporting said secondary support frame in a spaced relation above said primary support frame, a bearing sleeve secured within and extending downwardly from an upper end portion of said primary support frame and along said reinforcing sleeve member for journaling said sleeve member along and within said primary support member, end thrust bearing means positioned within the spacing between said primary and secondary support frames and cooperating with said sleeve member for rotatably supporting said secondary frame on and with respect to said primary support frame, a mast extending centrally upwardly from and mounted on an upper end of said secondary support frame, a pair of opposite, substantially horizontally extending, fluid dispensing trusS arm assemblies mounted on said secondary support frame to extend substantially horizontally outwardly therefrom, a pair of balanced tension arms extending substantially horizontally from said secondary support frame at right angles to said pair of truss arm assemblies, and cable means connecting said pair of truss arm assemblies and said pair of tension arms together and to an upper end portion of said mast.

Claim 5

In a unit as defined in claim 1, each truss arm assembly of said pair having connected frame sections of substantially triangular shape therealong, the upper reach of each of said truss arm assemblies being defined by a longitudinally extending header comprising coupled-together pipe members, each said header at its innermost end being connected to receive effluent from said rotatable pipe member; and actuating means carried by said support base and having driving connections to said reinforcing sleeve member for rotating said pipe member and said secondary support frame, said pair of truss arm assemblies and said tension arms on and with respect to said primary suppport frame.

Claim 6

In a unit as defined in claim 2, a collar secured to and extending about an upper end portion of said primary support frame, a group of leg members secured to and extending in a spaced-apart and downwardly diverging relation with respect to each other from said collar, and said leg members being secured at their lower ends to said base member at outer reaches thereof.

Claim 7

In a unit as defined in claim 2, said header having a series of connector saddles in a horizontally spaced-apart relation therealong, a down pipe carried by each said saddle to extend downwardly below its associated truss arm assembly to a spray area therebeneath, and a spray nozzle carried by the lower end portion of each of said down pipes for providing an overlapping spray area of ground coverage.

Claim 8

In a unit as defined in claim 2, a drive element secured on said sleeve member in the spacing between said primary and secondary support frames, and said driving connections including said drive element.

Claim 9

In a unit as defined in claiim 2, detachable coupling means connecting an inner end of said header to said rotatable pipe member, and means flexibly connecting innermost frame sections of said pair of truss arm assemblies to said secondary support frame.

Claim 10

In a unit as defined in claiim 2, detachable coupling means connecting an inner end of said header to said rotatable pipe member, and means flexibly connecting innermost frame sections of said pair of truss arm assemblies to said secondary support frame.

Claim 11

In a unit as defined in claim 6, said flexible connecting means comprising tension springs positioned on bolt-like elements extending between lower portions of said innermost frame sections and said secondary support frame.

Claim 12

In a unit as defined in cliam 1, said support base is a wheeled truck, and drive means carried by said truck and operatively mounted to move said unit from one location to another.

Claim 13

In a unit as defined in cliam 1, said support base is a wheeled truck, and drive means carried by said truck and operatively mounted to move said unit from one location to another.

Claim 14

In a unit as defined in claim 1, said support base is a wheeled truck, a concrete base is provided to receive said wheeled truck and has a latching detent, and latching means carried by said wheeled truck and adapted to extend therefrom for movement into and out of a latching position within said detent for retaining said wheeled truck in a fixed position on said concrete base during operation of the unit.

Claim 15

In a unit as defined in claim 1, a side support arm secured to project sideways from said primary support frame, a platform carried by an upper end portion of said primary support frame and projecting transversely therefrom in substantial alignment with said side support arm, motor means operatively positioned between said platform and said support arm; and actuating means connected to said motor, carried by said platform and operatively connected to said sleeve member in the spacing between said primary and secondary support frames.

Claim 16

In a unit as defined in claim 2, each truss arm assembly of said pair having a vertical extent substantially corresponding to the vertical extent of and being secured to said secondary support frame adjacent its upper and lower ends, and said pair of tension arms having a substantially lesser vertical eXtent than and being secured to said secondary support frame at a substantially central position between its upper and lower ends.

Claim 17

In a unit as defined in claim 1, tie collar means mounted on an upper end portion of said mast, said cable means including, tension cable means connected between spaced length portions of said tension arms and of said truss arm assemblies, and lift cable means connected from spaced length portions of said tension arms to said tie collar means and from spaced length portions of said pairs of truss arm assemblies to said tie collar means.