Irrigation filter system

Abstract

An irrigation filter system and method is provided. The system may have a body and a filtration subsystem and may separate fluid from detritus carried by the fluid. The fluid may be released onto a crop, while the detritus is collected by the filtration subsystem. A drain fixture may be operated to release the detritus from the irrigation filter system in response to at least one of the pressure of the fluid flowing in the system and gravity. In this manner, the detritus may be released without requiring the system to be shut down and/or disassembled.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An irrigation filter system comprising:
 a body; and   a filtration subsystem comprising:
 an unfiltered chamber comprising a drain fixture, an inlet to the unfiltered chamber defining a first path and configured to receive a first fluid containing a first quantity of a detritus; 
 a filter comprising a first longitudinal axis; 
 a filtered chamber comprising a nozzle fixture, and 
 a brace comprising a section of material extending inward from the body and supporting at least one of the unfiltered chamber and the filter within the filtered chamber.