| US 7,574,285 B2 | ||
| Expandable irrigation controller | ||
| Carl L. C. Kah, Jr., K-Rain Manufacturing Corp., 1640 Australian Ave., Riviera Beach, Calif. 33404 (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 05, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/714,463. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/778872, filed on Mar. 03, 2006. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/781630, filed on Mar. 13, 2006. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/794266, filed on Apr. 21, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0208462 A1, Sep. 06, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06D 7/06 (2006.01); A01G 25/16 (2006.01); F17D 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 700—284 [239/69; 137/624.11] | 21 Claims |
| 1. An expandable irrigation controller for controlling a plurality of watering stations in an irrigation system comprises:
a removable front panel, the removable front panel comprising:
a plurality of manual controls operable to input instructions for a watering program;
a memory operable to store the input instructions; and
a controller operable to execute the watering program; and
an inner housing, connected to the front panel, the inner housing comprising:
a circuit board including control connectors which are connected electrically to the controller; and
a station module operable to provide an ON/OFF signal to at least one watering station of the irrigation system, wherein
the station module is electrically connected to the circuit board via the control connectors and the ON/OFF signal is provided
based on instructions from the controller in accordance with the watering program, and wherein
the control connectors are positioned in a substantially continuous line extending across the inner housing such that the
station module is connectable to the control connectors at substantially any desired location.
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