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A hand attachable drainage valve having diagonally opposite ears with inwardly curved finger grasping areas between the ears to permit user with either larger or small hands to find a gripping postion that is comfortable for the user's fingers to grasp and guide the drainage valve into threaded enga

A hand attachable drainage valve having diagonally opposite ears with inwardly curved finger grasping areas between the ears to permit user with either larger or small hands to find a gripping postion that is comfortable for the user's fingers to grasp and guide the drainage valve into threaded engagement with the irrigation pipe and rotatingly secure the drainage valve to an irrigation pipe through hand pressure.

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1. A hand attachable drainage valve comprising:a neck, said neck having a threaded section for engaging with a mating member; a housing, said housing connected to said neck, said housing having a water distribution pad therein for dispersing water therefrom when placed underground; a set of ears on

1. A hand attachable drainage valve comprising:a neck, said neck having a threaded section for engaging with a mating member; a housing, said housing connected to said neck, said housing having a water distribution pad therein for dispersing water therefrom when placed underground; a set of ears on said housing, said ears protruding radially outward from said housing, said ears extending partially along a first peripheral portion of said housing and at a radial distance R2 from a center of said housing; and a set of finger grasping areas located between said ears, said finger grasping areas positioned on a second peripheral portion of said housing, said set of finger grasping areas extending from a first radial distance R1 from a center of said housing to the second radial distance R2 wherein the second radial distance R2 is greater than the first radial distance R1 to enable a person to grasp the housing in one hand with at least one of a users fingers positioned either on an ear or on one of said set of finger grasping areas so that the drainage valve can be axially guided into and secured to a pipe line for underground burial thereof.