Rolling sprinkler head

摘要

The present invention provides a sprinkler head that can attach to a hose, such as a common garden hose, in such a manner as to permit a pet, such as dog, to interact with the sprinkler head and allow the sprinkler head to roll over a ground surface. The sprinkler head may include a container body or elongated body that at least partially encloses a hollow interior volume and can generally withstand a compressive force of a dog bite. A plurality of holes may be formed in a sidewall of the elongated body that are configured to spray streams of pressurized water outward from the hollow interior volume. As the sprinkler head rolls on a ground surface, the elongated body may rotate and move the streams of pressurized water in corresponding rotational movement.

主权项

1. A rolling sprinkler head for a dog to roll on a ground surface, said rolling sprinkler head comprising:
an elongated body having a rigid sidewall at least partially enclosing a hollow interior volume and a plurality of holes extending through and spaced about the rigid sidewall; wherein said plurality of holes are configured to spray streams of pressurized water outward from said hollow interior volume responsive to receiving water from a hose; an end cap removably attached with a first end portion of said elongated body; wherein an opposing second end portion of said elongated body and at least one of said end cap and said first end portion includes a round shape with a diameter that is greater than an intermediate portion of said elongated body and a peripheral edge that is configured to roll on a ground surface, such that, when said elongated body is rolled about an axis defined between said first and second end portions, said elongated body contemporaneously rotates and moves the streams of pressurized water in corresponding rotational movement; and a swivel fitting disposed between said end cap and a hose receiver configured to securely attach a hose, wherein said swivel fitting is coaxially aligned with said axis of said elongated body for permitting the hose to remain generally stationary upon rotation of said elongated body, thereby preventing kinking of the hose and loosening the connection between the hose and said hose receiver.