Low flow irrigation emitter

- Rain Bird Corporation
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Description

This application is related to co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/367,295, filed Feb. 6, 2009.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an emitter;

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the emitter of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the emitter of FIG. 1 and is also a mirror image of a rear elevational view of the emitter of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the emitter of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of the emitter of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a top view of the emitter of FIG. 1.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a low flow irrigation emitter, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D616962
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 24, 2009
Date of Patent: Jun 1, 2010
Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation (Azusa, CA)
Inventors: Kirk A. Allen (Valencia, CA), Raymond P. Feith (Chino Hills, CA), Gerald E. Peterson (Riverside, CA), Samir Shah (Chino Hills, CA)
Primary Examiner: Robin V Webster
Attorney: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery
Application Number: 29/342,383