Modular network irrigation system

a technology of modular network and irrigation system, applied in watering devices, construction, horticulture, etc., can solve the problems of serious water loss, serious problems in the above-ground/sprinkler-type system, and serious water loss problems

US20070189852A1Inactive Publication Date: 2007-08-16WOLFLEY GREG
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US · United States
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Publication Date
2007-08-16
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Abstract

An irrigation system for delivering a fluid such as water. There are first and second network modules of fluid conduit. The first network module includes: a plurality of nodes, wherein each of the nodes of the plurality of nodes are in direct fluid communication with at least three other nodes; a first exterior side in redundant fluid communication with the plurality of nodes; a plurality of juncture members extending from a first exterior side; and a pressure compensating emitter in fluid communication with at least one of the plurality of nodes and configured to disperse fluid therethrough when subject to at least a threshold pressure. The second network module is redundantly coupled to the first network module through barbed couplers.
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[0001] This invention claims priority, under 35 U.S.C. § 120, to the United States Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 764,254 to Greg Wolfley filed on 31 Jan. 2006, which is incorporated by reference herein.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention relates to irrigation systems, specifically modular network irrigation systems.

[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0005] Irrigation has been a vital technology since ancient times. In fact, historians often attribute, at least in part, the rise of civilization to irrigation technology. Accordingly, those involved are always trying to improve methods, systems, devices, etc. of irrigation in order to more effectively and / or efficiently achieve the beneficial results obtained thereby.

[0006] While irrigation likely first started in agricultural industries, it is now widely used for other purposes including but not limited to ornamental plants such as turf grass, shrubs, gardens, lands...

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[0037] For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings, and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended. Any alterations and further modifications of the inventive features illustrated herein, and any additional applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated herein, which would occur to one skilled in the relevant art and having possession of this disclosure, are to be considered within the scope of the invention.

[0038] Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment,”“an embodiment,” or similar language means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus, appearances of the phrases “one embodiment,”“an em...