Fluid sprinkling – spraying – and diffusing – Combining of separately supplied fluids – Liquid flow induces atmospheric air
Patent
1996-11-12
1998-09-22
Morris, Lesley D.
Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
Combining of separately supplied fluids
Liquid flow induces atmospheric air
239251, 239261, 239264, 45414, 601169, E03C 1084, B05B 306
Patent
active
058102620
ABSTRACT:
A discharge jet assembly for spas including a rear wall fitting, an orifice cap closing the rear wall fitting, and a jet body rotatably mounted within the wall fitting. The rear wall fitting includes a cylindrical central cavity and a vertically disposed air orifice opening into the central cavity. A rear portion of the jet body defines a cylindrical mixing chamber fed by a horizontal cylindrical water inlet and by an air inlet channel formed in the outer circumference of the jet body. The air inlet channel is positioned so as to rotate into and out of communication with the air orifice of the rear wall fitting. The jet body further includes structure for interacting with a stop on the orifice cap so as to appropriately limit rotation of the jet body air inlet channel with respect to the air orifice. An arced continuous seal containment groove and integrally mounted seal surrounds the air inlet channel so as to provide an airtight seal between the rear wall fitting and the jet body. Male retainer elements employing rearward-facing split projections which plug into complementary openings in a female retainer element facilitate mounting of various nozzle styles within the jet assembly. Axial flutes formed in a barrel portion of an eyeball nozzle component provide a flow rate enhancing feature.
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Morris Lesley D.
Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
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