| CPC A61H 33/6021 (2013.01) [A61H 33/027 (2013.01); A61H 2033/021 (2013.01); A61H 33/6052 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. A spa jet having more than one jet spray mode, the spa jet comprising:
a housing, the housing having a proximal end for placement in fluid communication with a spa cavity and a distal end, the distal end comprising an air intake and a water intake;
a selectively rotatable jet head in rotatable connection within the housing, the selectively rotatable jet head comprising a valve, the valve having a first water inlet, a second water inlet, and a third water inlet, the valve further comprising a first air channel, a second air channel, and a third air channel, and wherein the valve is rotatable from a first jet spray mode position in which the water intake is in fluid communication with the first water inlet and the air intake is in fluid communication with the first air channel, a second jet spray mode position in which the water intake is in fluid communication with the second water inlet and the air intake is in fluid communication with the second air channel, and a third jet spray mode position in which the water intake is in fluid communication with the third water inlet and the air intake is in fluid communication with the third air channel;
wherein the first water inlet is in fluid communication with a first water channel, the first water channel extending through the valve from the first water inlet to a first water channel outlet;
wherein the second water inlet is in fluid communication with a second water channel, the second water channel extending through the valve from the second water inlet to a second water channel outlet;
wherein the third water inlet is in fluid communication with a third water channel, the third water channel extending through the valve from the third water inlet to a third water channel outlet;
wherein the selectively rotatable jet head further comprises a water chamber in connection with the valve, the water chamber comprising:
a central portion for receiving a portion of the first water channel outlet;
a medial portion in fluid communication with the second water channel outlet; and
an outer portion in fluid communication with the third water channel outlet;
wherein the selectively rotatable jet head further comprises an air chamber housing in connection with the water chamber, the air chamber housing having a proximal face, the proximal face comprising a first, center aperture, a first divider separating the first, center aperture from a second array of apertures and forming a central air chamber and a medial air chamber, and a second divider separating the second array of apertures from a third array of apertures and forming an outer air chamber;
the first, center aperture of the air chamber for receiving a portion of the first water channel;
wherein the second array of apertures are in fluid communication the medial portion of the water chamber and the second air channel to allow air and water to mix in the medial air chamber when the valve is in the second jet spray mode position;
wherein the third array of apertures are in fluid communication with the outer portion of the water chamber and the third air channel to allow air and water to mix in the outer air chamber when the valve is in the third jet spray mode position;
wherein the selectively rotatable jet head further comprises a face plate in connection with the air chamber, the face plate comprising:
a first nozzle in fluid communication with the first water channel;
an array of second nozzles in fluid communication with the second array of apertures of the medial air chamber; and
an array of third nozzles in fluid communication with the third array of apertures of the outer air chamber.
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