US 11,955,759 B2
Irrigation controller with vertically offset terminal connectors rows
Harvey J. Nickerson, El Cajon, CA (US); Kenneth R. Venegas, San Jose, CA (US); Michael D. Goslee, Tucson, AZ (US); and Young Suk Kim, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US)
Filed by Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/572,304.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/137,025, filed on Jan. 13, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0224027 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 9/24 (2006.01); A01G 25/16 (2006.01); H01R 4/34 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 9/2416 (2013.01) [A01G 25/16 (2013.01); H01R 4/34 (2013.01); H01R 13/639 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An irrigation control device comprising:
a housing comprising:
a first row of one or more openings forming a first terminal connector row; and
a second row of one or more openings forming a second terminal connector row, the second row located adjacent and proximate to the first row;
a circuit board for securing a first plurality of terminal connectors in the first terminal connector row and a second plurality of terminal connectors in the second terminal connector row,
wherein each of the first and second plurality of terminal connectors is configured to receive a conductive exposed end of a wire and retain the wire at the conductive exposed end; and
wherein the housing further comprises:
a ridge portion located between the first and second terminal connector rows, the ridge portion comprising:
a first ridge wall extending substantially vertically from a first base of the first terminal connector row; and
a second ridge wall, integrated with the first ridge wall, extending substantially horizontally from a base of the first terminal connector row;
wherein the ridge portion is configured to support and guide the wires retained by the second plurality of terminal connectors above the wires retained by the first plurality of terminal connectors; and
a plurality of risers each having an upper portion, the upper portion being positioned adjacent to the ridge portion,
wherein the plurality of risers is configured to electrically and mechanically connect the second plurality of terminal connectors to the circuit board at a plurality of discrete connection points.