1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a garden protector and more particularly pertains to a device which may be used to scare off animals from an area under protection without damage to such animal.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of automatically activated water sprinklers is known in the prior art. More specifically, such devices heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of automatically turning the sprinkler on are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements. Such devices are utilized primarily for watering a lawn or garden at preset times although U.S. Pat. No. 4,253,606 differs in that it turns a sprinkler system on when the humidity in the soil reaches a predetermined low point. Other devices operating off timers are shown in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,074,468; 3,865,138; 3,669,352; and 3,599,669.
In this respect, the device according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of turning a sprinkler on only when the need to scare off an intruder in a protected area exists. Such a device eliminates danger of injury to a child or animal such as may occur when other types of devices such as electric fences are used for area protection.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for new and improved sprinklers which can be used as protective devices. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.