US 12,442,474 B2
Ergonomic irrigation fittings
Ulises Harin Espinoza, Taylorsville, UT (US)
Assigned to HUSQVARNA AB, (SE)
Filed by Husqvarna AB, Huskvarna (SE)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/215,687.
Prior Publication US 2025/0003539 A1, Jan. 2, 2025
Int. Cl. F16L 41/03 (2006.01); F16L 33/32 (2006.01); F16L 41/02 (2006.01); F16L 43/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 33/32 (2013.01) [F16L 41/021 (2013.01); F16L 41/03 (2013.01); F16L 43/02 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An irrigation fitting comprising:
a first fitting branch comprising a first planar region, a second planar region, a first recessed region, a second recessed region, a first barbed member, a first branch lateral dimension and a first branch transverse dimension, the first planar region being disposed opposite the second planar region on the first fitting branch along the first branch lateral dimension, and the first recessed region being disposed opposite the second recessed region on the first fitting branch along the first branch transverse dimension;
a second fitting branch comprising a third planar region, a fourth planar region, a third recessed region, a fourth recessed region, a second barbed member, a second branch lateral dimension and a second branch transverse dimension, the third planar region being disposed opposite the fourth planar region on the second fitting branch along the second branch lateral dimension, the third recessed region being disposed opposite the fourth recessed region on the second fitting branch along the second branch transverse dimension,
wherein the first planar region and the third planar region jointly comprise a first curved concave edge and a second curved concave edge,
wherein the second planar region and the fourth planar region jointly comprise a third curved concave edge and a fourth curved concave edge,
wherein the first curved concave edge and the second curved concave edge jointly narrow the first planar region along the first branch transverse dimension,
wherein the third curved concave edge and the fourth curved concave edge jointly narrow the second planar region along the second branch transverse dimension, and
wherein each of the first recessed region, the second recessed region, the third recessed region and the fourth recessed region comprises a cylindrical protrusion that extends substantially parallel to a respective fluid flow pathway of each fitting branch.