Abstract: A flow control device sized to fit into a pop-up sprinkler inlet reducing the cross-sectional area of the inlet thereby controlling the volume of water by restricting the flow able to pass through and inducing a pressure drop to the sprinkler head for correct droplet formation. A tapered body with spaced ridges permits the flow control device to “snap into” pop-up sprinkler inlets of different sizes. A top surface of the flow control device includes a small opening which acts as the new inlet. A cover cap and stem spring assembly of the pop-up sprinkler are removed from an installed pop-up sprinkler body revealing the inlet allowing the flow control device to be pressed downward into the inlet until one of the ridges snaps in place. The cover cap and stem spring assembly are then returned to the body completing the retrofit. A universal flow control device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A flow control device which securely fits into a gap between an irrigation riser and orifice in a sprinkler head. One version includes a threaded outer edge which mates with threads on an inner surface of the irrigation riser. Another version incorporates pliable outer edges to fill in threads on an inner surface of the irrigation riser.

Abstract: A flow control device sized to fit into a pop-up sprinkler inlet reducing the cross-sectional area of the inlet thereby controlling the volume of water by restricting the flow able to pass through and inducing a pressure drop to the sprinkler head for correct droplet formation. A tapered body with spaced ridges permits the flow control device to “snap into” pop-up sprinkler inlets of different sizes. A top surface of the flow control device includes a small opening which acts as the new inlet. A cover cap and stem spring assembly of the pop-up sprinkler are removed from an installed pop-up sprinkler body revealing the inlet allowing the flow control device to be pressed downward into the inlet until one of the ridges snaps in place. The cover cap and stem spring assembly are then returned to the body completing the retrofit. A universal flow control device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A sprinkler riser having an integral water flow restrictor. The water flow restrictor is built into the riser rather than comprising a separate apparatus configured for insertion into the riser. A two component water flow restrictor allows orifice size to be adjusted to control and adjust the quantity of water permitted to pass through the riser.

Abstract: A video poker game incorporating a bonus award predicated on the strengths of a poker hand formed by initially dealt cards and replacement cards in combination. Other optional bonus awards are based on consecutive cards forming a winning poker hand and/or the winning cards being in sequence. The game is facilitated by a bonus hand displayed below or above a primary hand on a gaming device display. As five initial cards are dealt in a primary hand location they are simultaneously dealt in one or more bonus hand locations. Then, when replacement cards are dealt into the primary hand in the place of any discards, they are also dealt into the one or more bonus hand locations adjacent to the initial cards. The cards in the bonus hand are then evaluated to determine whether a bonus award has been won. It is also disclosed in another version that regardless of the number of replacement cards, the bonus hand is always formed of ten cards.

Abstract: A device for restricting water flow through a conduit in a landscape sprinkler system, wherein the conduit comprises a hollow pipe having an interior wall, the device comprising a generally rigid disc having an external periphery shaped to conform to the interior wall of the conduit; attachment means for frictionally securing the disc traverse to the interior wall of the conduit, and, at least one aperture in the disc to permit water flow therethrough, wherein the total area of any apertures in the disc are from about 1% to about 40% of the cross-sectional area of the disc.

Abstract: A "blackout" or "coverall" bingo game is played over a long duration, e.g., 24 hours. A fixed number (48-58) of bingo numbers are drawn from the pool of numbers at the beginning of the game and are posted or displayed for players to see. Players may acquire cards at any time during the play of the game and compare the cards with the winning numbers to see if the card is a winning card. Winning cards are paid off at a minimum of 1,000 times the purchase price. The card faces are invisible to the player upon purchase, and can be preprinted, printed by a random generator on demand, or be displayed on video screens.