Spa with ozone gas removal system
AssigneeCalifornia Acrylic Industries
InventorsCasey Loyd, Pedro Vargas
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Abstract
A water recreational combination has a water basin and a water recirculation system. The water recirculation system includes an ozone generator for injecting ozone into recirculated water. Piping within the water recirculation system includes an ejector for drawing air into recirculated water. The air input opening for the ejector is disposed within the interior portion of the water basin so as to draw off any accumulated ozone above the water level when the basin is covered.
Claims3
A water recreational combination comprising:
- (a) a water basin capable of retaining a human being partially submerged below a quantity of water, the water basin comprising one or more side walls having an exterior surface, an interior surface and a top edge, the interior surface and the top edge defining an interior portion of the water basin, the water basin further comprising at least one drain opening and a plurality of water input openings;
- (b) a water pump having a suction side and a discharged side;
- (c) water circulation conduits connecting the at least one water basin drain opening to the suction side of the pump and connecting the discharge side of the pump to the plurality of water input openings in the water basin;
- (d) an ozone generator for generating ozone and discharging that ozone into the water circulation conduits;
- (e) an ejector disposed between the discharge side of the pump and the water inlet openings, the ejector being capable of drawing air into a water stream flowing from the pump to the water inlet openings;
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- (f) an air input opening for providing air to the ejector, the air input opening being disposed within the interior portion of the water basin.
A method of reducing the concentration of ozone in the air above a water recreational combination wherein the water recreational combination comprises:
- (a) a water basin capable of retaining a human being partially submerged below a level of water, the water basin comprising one or more side walls having an exterior surface, an interior surface and a top edge, the interior surface and the top edge defining an interior portion of the water basin, the water basin further comprising at least one drain opening and a plurality of water input openings;
- (b) water within the water basin, the water defining a water level;
- (c) a water pump having a suction side and a discharged side;
- (d) water circulation conduits connecting the at least one water basin drain opening to the suction side of the pump and connecting the discharge side of the pump to the plurality of water input openings in the water basin;
- (e) an ozone generator for generating ozone and discharging that ozone into the water circulation conduits;
- (f) an ejector disposed between the discharge side of the pump and the water inlet openings, the ejector being capable of drawing air into a water stream flowing from the pump to the water inlet openings;
- (g) an air input opening for providing air to the ejector, the air input opening being disposed within the interior portion of the water basin;
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- (h) a water basin cover disposed over the top edge of the one or more side walls of the basin so as to fully enclose the water basin;
- the method comprising the step of circulating water from the drain opening in the water basin, through the water circulation conduits and back into the water basin via the water pump, whereby ozone-containing air disposed between the water level and the water basin cover is drawn into the water circulation conduits via the air input opening and the ejector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.