Aqua gopher

Abstract

The Aqua Gopher is a device to insert a wiring trace (¾″ PVC Pipe) under a sidewalk.

Description

REFERENCES CITED

References Cited
Sinclair & Rush, Inc.	#699999	NPVC Foam Grips
Home Harvest Garden Supply,	0015912	Female Hose Thread (FHT)
Inc.		Adapter
Home Harvest Garden Supply,	0012000	Flushable End Cap
Inc.

The Aqua Gopher is a device to insert a wiring trace under a sidewalk for installing low voltage lights, water features, and other exterior devices requiring electrical wiring. The device will permit the permanent insertion of a ¾ inch PVC pipe under a sidewalk.

The Aqua Gopher is a single all conclusive device with a “Female Hose Adapter”, FIG. 1, on one end of a ½″ aluminum pipe and a “Flushable End Cap”, FIG. 2, with a ⅛″ hole in the end. A soft “HPVC Foam Grip”, FIG. 3, is provided for easy handling. A permanent Polly collar, FIG. 4 is a stop for the ¾″ PVC pipe.

• Step 1: Cut a ¾ inch PVC pipe to a length of 4 inches longer than the width of the sidewalk receiving the wiring trace.
• Step 2: Slide the ¾ inch PVC pipe onto the output end of the Aqua Gopher up to the collar.
• Step 3: Place the Aqua Gopher against the dirt just under the sidewalk. (See FIG. 6)
• Step 4: Turn the water supply on. (Water is supplied to the Aqua Gopher from a garden hose attached to a domestic water supply with approximately 30 psi of water pressure. The output end of the garden hose is attached to the ¾ inch “Female Hose Thread (FHT) Adapter.)

The water pressure will cut through the dirt and allow the ¾ inch PVC pipe to be pushed under the sidewalk. When the ¾ inch pipe extends about 2 inches from the sidewalk edge the water is turned off. The Aqua Gopher is removed and the ¾ inch PVC pipe remains under the sidewalk. The ¾ inch PVC pipe can now be used as a wire trace for running low voltage wire under a sidewalk.

Claims

1. A device for installing a permanent wiring trace under a sidewalk.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein water pressure from a garden hose is directed through an aluminum pipe, through a small orifice to create a hole under a sidewalk.