Enhanced soaker hose

Abstract

A flexible irrigation pipe including porous and non-porous segments combined together to avoid unnecessary water loss and improve water distribution along the porous segments of the irrigation pipe.

1 . A flexible irrigation pipe comprised of porous and non-porous segments wherein said non-porous segments are comprised of porous material enclosed in non-porous material and bonded in such a manner that water loss along said non-porous segments is prevented. 
   
   
       2 . An irrigation pipe according to  claim 1  wherein a first of said non-porous segments is placed in the location closest to a water source. 
   
   
       3 . An irrigation pipe according to  claim 2  wherein the length of said first non-porous segment is sufficiently long to cover the distance between said water source and the point of contact with an irrigation plane. 
   
   
       4 . An irrigation pipe according to  claim 2  wherein said first non-porous segment has a length of at least two feet. 
   
   
       5 . An irrigation pipe according to  claim 1  wherein said non-porous segments comprise of multiple layers of at least one of said non-porous material and said porous material. 
   
   
       6 . An irrigation pipe according to  claim 5  wherein each of said porous layers is bonded to a neighboring non-porous layer. 
   
   
       7 . A flexible irrigation pipe comprised of porous and non-porous segments wherein said non-porous segments are comprised of porous material sealed by a penetrating agent in such a manner that water loss along said non-porous segments is prevented. 
   
   
       8 . An irrigation pipe according to  claim 7  wherein a first of said non-porous segments is placed in the location closest to a water source. 
   
   
       9 . An irrigation pipe according to  claim 8  wherein the length of said first non-porous segment is sufficiently long to cover the distance between said water source and the point of contact with an irrigation plane. 
   
   
       10 . An irrigation pipe according to  claim 8  wherein said first non-porous segment has a length of at least two feet. 
   
   
       11 . An irrigation pipe comprised of porous and non-porous segments wherein said porous and said non-porous segments are placed in sequence in such a manner that water loss along non-porous segments is prevented. 
   
   
       12 . An irrigation pipe according to  claim 11  wherein a first of said non-porous segments is placed in the location closest to a water source. 
   
   
       13 . An irrigation pipe according to  claim 12  wherein the length of said first non-porous segment is sufficiently long to cover the distance between said water source and the point of contact with an irrigation plane. 
   
   
       14 . An irrigation pipe according to  claim 12  wherein said first non-porous segment has a length of at least two feet.