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A water distributing assembly for use with a section of upwardly bowed rigid conduit supported at the opposite lower ends thereof by wheeled towers so that its longitudinal axis is disposed within a vertical plane for movement over a field in a direction transverse to said vertical plane. The water

A water distributing assembly for use with a section of upwardly bowed rigid conduit supported at the opposite lower ends thereof by wheeled towers so that its longitudinal axis is disposed within a vertical plane for movement over a field in a direction transverse to said vertical plane. The water distributing assembly includes an inverted T-shaped pipe assembly for containing water under pressure having a plurality of sprinkler heads fixedly mounted in longitudinally spaced relation. A flexible hose assembly is provided for communicating the water under pressure in the conduit to the pipe assembly and sprinkler heads so as to accommodate five different adjustable movements between the pipe assembly and conduit provided by a clamping assembly.

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A water distributing assembly for use with a section of upwardly bowed rigid conduit having a first axis which extends longitudinally therein, said conduit being supported at the opposite lower ends thereof by wheeled towers to that its longitudinal axis is disposed within a vertical plane for movem

A water distributing assembly for use with a section of upwardly bowed rigid conduit having a first axis which extends longitudinally therein, said conduit being supported at the opposite lower ends thereof by wheeled towers to that its longitudinal axis is disposed within a vertical plane for movement over a field in a direction transverse to said vertical plane, said water distributing assembly including an inverted T-shaped pipe assembly for containing water under pressure, said inverted T-shaped pipe assembly including an elongated head carrying section having a second axis, said head carrying section being arranged to be disposed with said second axis extending horizontally in operation and a mounting section having a third axis, said mounting section being fixed at one end with the central portion of said head carrying section arranged so that said third axis extends vertically upwardly with respect to said second axis, a plurality of sprinkler heads fixedly mounted in longitudinally spaced relation on said head carrying section in water pressure communicating relation with respect thereto so that water contained within said T-shaped pipe assembly is communicated with said sprinkler heads and discharged therefrom in a plurality of spray patterns within the field therebelow, clamping means for operatively fixedly connecting the upper end portion of the mounting section with said conduit for the following five adjustable movements; (1) longitudinal movement of said T-shaped pipe assembly along said first axis so as to determine the longitudinal position of operation of the inverted T-shaped pipe assembly with respect to the conduit, (2) pivotal movement of the T-shaped pipe assembly about said first axis so as to position said third axis parallel with said vertical plane, (3) pivotal movement of the T-shaped pipe assembly with respect to the conduit about a fourth axis perpendicular to the aforesaid vertical plane so as to position said third axis within a second vertical plane perpendicular to the first-mentioned vertical plane, (4) vertical translational movement of the T-shaped pipe assembly with respect to the conduit so as to determine the height of operation of the sprinkler heads mounted on the head carrying section thereof above the field surface, and (5) pivotal movement of the T-shaped pipe assembly about said third axis so as to determine the angular extent of said second axis with respect to the first-mentioned vertical plane, and flexible hose means having one end connected with the upper end of the mounting section in fluid pressure communicating relation therewith and an opposite end adapted to be connected with the conduit for communicating water under pressure within said conduit to said T-shaped pipe assembly while accommodating any and all of the aforesaid five adjustable movements.