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The activation and deactivation of an outdoors, hose faucet-mounted valve unit to control the flow of water through a standard garden hose with attached sprinkler is remotely controlled from indoors rather than at the valve unit. This is accomplished without the use of unwieldy and unsightly electri

The activation and deactivation of an outdoors, hose faucet-mounted valve unit to control the flow of water through a standard garden hose with attached sprinkler is remotely controlled from indoors rather than at the valve unit. This is accomplished without the use of unwieldy and unsightly electrical cables by means of radio frequency (RF) signals. A remote, programmable, controller unit located indoors with attached transmitting unit commands such transmitting unit to send signals in accordance with preprogrammed instructions in the controller unit. A receiver unit attached to the valve unit intercepts the transmitted signals and instructs the valve unit to open or close the water valve and flow of water based thereon. Direct connection of the controller to the valve unit is possible such that the transmitter unit and receiver unit are not used such as during pleasant weather conditions. A hand held transmitter unit can be used in place of the separate controller and transmitter to automatically control the valve unit for specific watering durations.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A remotely controllable programmable hose faucet valve apparatus for turning on and off the flow of water remotely from a hose faucet to which a hose connects, comprising:a valve unit which interposes between the hose faucet and the hose to selectively turn on and off the flow of water therethrou

1. A remotely controllable programmable hose faucet valve apparatus for turning on and off the flow of water remotely from a hose faucet to which a hose connects, comprising:a valve unit which interposes between the hose faucet and the hose to selectively turn on and off the flow of water therethrough; a programmable controller unit for determining when water flow from the hose faucet should take place and when it should be stopped in accordance with instructions input into said controller unit; a transmitter unit interconnected with said controller unit for emitting radio frequency (RF) signals based input from said controller unit; a receiver unit interconnected with said valve unit which intercepts said RF signals from said transmitter unit and activates or deactivates said valve unit in accordance with said RF signals; and wherein said receiver unit and said valve unit mechanically slidably removably interconnect by means of a pair of opposing tabs on one unit which engage mating grooves in the other unit and wherein said units electrically interconnect by means of electrically conductive spring pins on one unit which engage complementary electrically conductive contact plates on the other unit.