Aboveground sprinkling device for sprinkling system

Claim 2

A sprinkling device for use aboveground in a ground-hugging sprinkling system for lawns and gardens utilizing garden hoses, including in combination: a main housing having a top, a bottom, and side edges and providing an interior crossing, with four sockets in said side edges, disposed at ninety-degree intervals, each adapted to receive a nipple, and each leading into an unpartitioned central chamber at the crossing having a domed upper wall, the height of said chamber at its highest portion being equal to or no greater than the diameter of said socket, said upper wall being a sprinkler head directly overlying said crossing and at least partially recessed into said housing, and having upwardly and outwardly extending sprinkling openings directly therethrough, and a holding spike integral with said bottom and extending downwardly, for holding said sprinkling device in place, said spike having four sharp edges, between which lie concave faces, for facilitating installation and for retaining said device in place and against rotary movement.

Claim 3

The sprinkling device of claim 1 including a set of three readily removable plugs, each fitting into one said socket to close it off.

Claim 4

A sprinkling device for use aboveground in a ground-hugging sprinkling system for lawns and gardens utilizing garden hoses, including in combination: a generally flat main housing little higher than the diameter of a garden hose and having a top, a bottom, and vertical side edges, four threaded sockets in said side edges disposed at 90° intervals and each leading by a reduced-diameter opening in to an unpartitioned central chamber at the crossing, the height of said central chamber at its highest portion being approximately equal to or no greater than the diameter of the sockets, said top including a partially recessed dome-like sprinkler head directly overlying said central chamber and forming the upper wall thereof with the top of the dome no higher than the remainder of said upper wall and the periphery of the dome sunk down in said upper wall, said dome having upwardly and outwardly extending sprinkling openings therethrough, so that water entering said central chamber directly engages said sprinkling head, and a four-sided holding spike integral with said bottom and extending downwardly, for holding said sprinkling device in place, said spike having four sharp cusp-like edges converging cusp-like at a sharp point, with concave side walls between said edges, the spike thereby facilitating installation and resisting rotary movement when installed.

Claim 5

A sprinkling device for use aboveground in a ground-hugging sprinkling system for lawns and gardens utilizing garden hoses, including in combination: a generally flat main housing little higher than the diameter of a garden hose and having a top, a bottom, and vertical side edges, four threaded sockets in said side edges disposed at 90° intervals and each leading by a reduced-diameter opening in to an unpartitioned central chamber at the crossing, the height of said central chamber at its highest portion being approximately equal to or no greater than the diameter of the sockets, said top including a partially recessed dome-like sprinkler head directly overlying said central chamber and forming the upper wall thereof with the top of the dome no higher than the remainder of said upper wall and the periphery of the dome sunk down in said upper wall, said dome having upwardly and outwardly extending sprinkling openings therethrough, so that water entering said central chamber directly engages said sprinkling head, and a four-sided holding spike integral with said bottom and extending downwardly, for holding said sprinkling device in place, said spike having four sharp cusp-like edges converging cusp-like at a sharp point, with concave side walls between said edges, the spike thereby facilitating installation and resisting rotary movement when installed.

Claim 6

The sprinkling device of claim 3 including a set of three readily removable threaded plugs, each fitting into one said socket to close it off.

Claim 7

An aboveground ground-hugging sprinkling system for lawns and gardens, including in combination: a plurality of easily installable aboveground sprinkling devices, each providing a short main housing having a top, a bottom, and side edges and providing an unpartitioned interior crossing with four sockets in said side edges, said sockets being disposed at 90° intervals, and leading by reduced-diameter openings in to a central chamber at the crossing, the height of said central chamber at its highest portion being approximately equal to or no greater than the diameter of a said socket, said top including a dome-like sprinkler head directly overlying said crossing and providing the upper wall of said central chamber, the periphery of said head being recessed in said top and the high point of the dome no higher than the margin thereof and having upwardly and outwardly directed sprinkling openings therethrough, and an integral holding spike extending downwardly from said bottom, for holding said sprinkling device in place, said spike having four sharp edges between which are concave walls, converging to a sharp point, whereby when the spike is inserted in the ground, said bottom wall is substantially flat on the ground, a plurality of aboveground garden hose sections connected to sockets to connect a first said sprinkler to a source of water and to connect the rest of said sockets to said first said sprinkler, directly or via other said sprinklers, and garden hose sections to provide a pattern of aboveground sprinklers adequate to dispense water evenly over a lawn area, and a plurality of plugs, one fitting into each said socket to which a said hose is not connected.

Claim 8

An aboveground ground-hugging sprinkling system for lawns and gardens, including in combination: a plurality of easily installable aboveground sprinkling devices, each providing a short main housing having a top, a bottom, and side edges and providing an unpartitioned interior crossing with four sockets in said side edges, said sockets being disposed at 90° intervals, and leading by reduced-diameter openings in to a central chamber at the crossing, the height of said central chamber at its highest portion being approximately equal to or no greater than the diameter of a said socket, said top including a dome-like sprinkler head directly overlying said crossing and providing the upper wall of said central chamber, the periphery of said head being recessed in said top and the high point of the dome no higher than the margin thereof and having upwardly and outwardly directed sprinkling openings therethrough, and an integral holding spike extending downwardly from said bottom, for holding said sprinkling device in place, said spike having four sharp edges between which are concave walls, converging to a sharp point, whereby when the spike is inserted in the ground, said bottom wall is substantially flat on the ground, a plurality of aboveground garden hose sections connected to sockets to connect a first said sprinkler to a source of water and to connect the rest of said sockets to said first said sprinkler, directly or via other said sprinklers, and garden hose sections to provide a pattern of aboveground sprinklers adequate to dispense water evenly over a lawn area, and a plurality of plugs, one fitting into each said socket to which a said hose is not connected.

Claim 9

The system of claim 5 wherein said spike's edges are cusp-shaped converging like cusps into a sharp point at the lower end.