Fertilizer and insecticide capsule

Abstract

A fertilizer and insecticide capsule attaching to an in-ground sprinkler system allowing lawn and garden chemicals to be dispensed simultaneously to a lawn or garden while watering it. Lawn and garden chemicals in tablet or liquid form can be used interchangeably with ease. This method of chemically treating a lawn or garden greatly reduces or eliminates chemical exposure to a user while dispensing chemicals onto a lawn or garden. The present invention is easy to install and use, and saves a user time by combining process of watering a lawn or garden with process of chemically treating a lawn or garden.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a fertilizer and insecticide capsule for use in connection with an in-ground sprinkler system. The fertilizer and insecticide capsule has particular utility in connection with dispensing lawn and garden chemicals simultaneously with water while watering a lawn.[0003]2. Description of the Prior Art[0004]Fertilizer and insecticide capsule are desirable to eliminate contact with harmful lawn and garden chemicals while dispensing chemicals evenly and thoroughly over lawn and garden.[0005]The use of automatic fertilizers and insecticide capsules is known in the prior art. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,836,518 to Jester discloses fertilizer sprinkler system. However, the Jester '518 patent does not readily attach or adapt to an existing sprinkler system, and has further drawbacks of requiring complicated construction of a pipe system comprised of an open inboard portion, a closed outboard porti...

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Benefits of technology

[0012]To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a fertilizer and insecticide capsule that attaches to a pump motor primer hole, to hoses between pump motor and dispenser, or replaces a filter and contains lawn and garden chemicals which mix with incoming water and is released through sprinkler hose heads onto a lawn or garden. The present invention chemically treats a lawn or garden while watering it, and reduces or eliminates a user's contact with harmful lawn and garden chemicals.

[0018]It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved fertilizer and insecticide capsule that may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.

[0019]An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved fertilizer and insecticide capsule that has a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such fertilizer and insecticide capsule economically available to the buying public.

[0021]Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a fertilizer and insecticide capsule for dispensing lawn and garden chemicals simultaneously with water while watering a lawn with ease while saving time by combining the two processes. This allows a user to chemically treat a lawn or garden with little or no contact with chemicals.

Problems solved by technology

However, the Jester '518 patent does not readily attach or adapt to an existing sprinkler system, and has further drawbacks of requiring complicated construction of a pipe system comprised of an open inboard portion, a closed outboard portion with a plurality of outlet valves, and an intermediate portion.

However, the Craig '181 patent does not address ease of assembly in attaching fertilizing dispenser to sprinkler system and additionally does not allow ease during use.

However, the Craig '512 patent does not allow replacing filter with fertilizer and insecticide capsule, and can not mix chemicals inside pump.

However, the Freyvogel '303 patent does not allow ease in assembly, and has the additional deficiency of being complicated to use and repair.

While the above-described devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe a fertilizer and insecticide capsule that allows little or no contact with lawn and garden chemicals for person using invention while dispensing chemicals over lawn and garden.

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