Air injector system apparatus and methods for a tub or spa

Nozzle apparatus adapted to be attached to a tub or spa for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising:

• an array of air injector nozzles comprising:
• an air flow communication member;
• and
• a plurality of air injector nozzle;
• said air flow communication member integrally connecting adjacent air injector nozzles;
• said plurality of air injector nozzles being spaced from each other along said air flow communication member;
• said air flow communication member extending in a substantially straight line.

Nozzle apparatus adapted to be attached to a tub or spa for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising:

• an array of air injector nozzles comprising:
• an air flow communication member;
• and
• a plurality of air injector nozzles;
• said air flow communication member integrally connecting adjacent air injector nozzles;
• said plurality of air injector nozzles being spaced from each other along said air flow communication member;
• said air flow communication member extending in a substantially straight line;
• said air flow communication member extending beyond an air injector nozzle located at an end of said array of air injector nozzles.

Nozzle apparatus adapted to be attached to a tub or spa for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising:

• an array of air injector nozzles comprising:
• an air flow communication member;
• and
• a plurality of air injector nozzles;
• said air flow communication member integrally connecting adjacent air injector nozzles;
• said plurality of air injector nozzles being spaced from each other along said air flow communication member;
• said air flow communication member extending in a substantially straight line;
• said air flow communication member extending beyond an air injector nozzle located at an end of said array of air injector nozzles;
• each of said air injector nozzles including an air injector tube and a connector plate.

Nozzle apparatus adapted to be attached to a tub or spa for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising

• an array of air injector nozzles comprising
• an air flow communication member;
• and
• a plurality of air injector nozzles
• said air flow communication member integrally connecting adjacent air injector nozzles;
• said plurality of air injector nozzles being spaced from each other along said air flow communication member;
• said air flow communication member extending in a substantially straight line;
• said air flow communication member extending in a substantially straight line beyond an air injector nozzle located at an end of said array of air injector nozzles;
• each of said air injector nozzles including an integral air injector tube and an integral connector plate.

Nozzle apparatus adapted to be attached to a tub or spa for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising:

• an array of air injector nozzles comprising:
• an air flow communication member;
• and
• a plurality of air injector nozzles;
• said air flow communication member integrally connecting adjacent air injector nozzles;
• said plurality of air injector nozzles being spaced from each other along said air flow communication member;
• said air flow communication member extending in a substantially straight line;
• said air flow communication member extending at an angle beyond an air injector nozzle located at an end of said array of air injector nozzles;
• each of said air injector nozzles including an integral air injector tube and an integral connector plate.

Nozzle apparatus adapted to be attached to a tub or spa for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising:

• an array of air injector nozzles comprising:
• an air flow communication member;
• and
• a plurality of air injector nozzles;
• said air flow communication member integrally connecting adjacent air injector nozzles;
• said plurality of air injector nozzles being spaced from each other along said air flow communication member;
• said air flow communication member extending in a substantially straight line;
• each of said air injector nozzles including an integral air injector tube;
• an integral connector plate;
• and a flow communication channel between the air flow communication member and the air injector tube;
• said flow communication channel being formed by an intersection of an inner diameter of the air injector tube and an inner diameter of the air flow communication member.

Nozzle apparatus adapted to be attached to a tub or spa for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising:

• an array of air injector nozzles comprising:
• an air flow communication member;
• and
• a plurality of air injector nozzles;
• said air flow communication member integrally connecting adjacent air injector nozzles;
• said plurality of air injector nozzles being spaced from each other along said air flow communication member;
• said air flow communication member extending in a substantially straight line;
• each of said air injector nozzles including an integral air injector tube, an integral connector plate, and a flow communication channel between the air flow communication member and the air injector tube;
• said flow communication channel being formed by an intersection of an inner diameter of the air injector tube and an inner diameter of the air flow communication member;
• said air injector tube being open at a first end and closed at a second end;
• said closed end of the air injector tube forming a portion of said connector plate.

Nozzle apparatus adapted to be attached to a tub or spa for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising:

• an array of air injector nozzles comprising:
• an air flow communication member;
• and
• a plurality of air injector nozzles;
• said air flow communication member integrally connecting adjacent air injector nozzles;
• said plurality of air injector nozzles being spaced from each other along said air flow communication member;
• said air flow communication member extending in a substantially straight line;
• each of said air injector nozzles including an integral air injector tube, an integral connector plate, and a flow communication channel between the air flow communication member and the air injector tube;
• said flow communication channel being formed by an intersection of an inner diameter of he air injector tube and an inner diameter of the air flow communication member;
• said air injector tube being open at a first end and closed at a second end;
• said closed end of the air injector tube forming a portion of said connector plate;
• an axial centerline of said air injector tube being spaced from an axial centerline of said air flow communication member.

Nozzle apparatus adapted to be attached to a tub or spa for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising:

• an array of air injector nozzles comprising:
• an air flow communication member;
• and
• a plurality of air injector nozzles;
• said air flow communication member integrally connecting adjacent air injector nozzles;
• said plurality of air injector nozzles being spaced from each other along said air flow communication member;
• said air flow communication member extending in a substantially straight line;
• each of said air injector nozzles including an integral air injector tube, an integral connector plate, and a flow communication channel between the air flow communication member and the air injector tube;
• said flow communication channel being formed by an intersection of an inner diameter of the air injector tube and an inner diameter of the air flow communication member;
• said air injector tube being open at a first end and closed at a second end;
• said closed end of the air injector tube forming a portion of said connector plate and having an air injector hole in said closed end;
• an axial centerline of said air injector tube being spaced from an axial centerline of said air flow communication member.

Nozzle apparatus adapted to be attached to a tub or spa for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising:

• an array of air injector nozzles comprising:
• an air flow communication member;
• and
• a plurality of air injector nozzles;
• said air flow communication member integrally connecting adjacent air injector nozzles;
• said plurality of air injector nozzles being spaced from each other along said air flow communication member;
• said air flow communication member extending in a substantially straight line;
• each of said air injector nozzles including an integral air injector tube, an integral connector plate, and a flow communication channel between the air flow communication member and the air injector tube;
• said flow communication channel being formed by an intersection of an inner diameter of the air injector tube and an inner diameter of the air flow communication member;
• said air injector tube being open at a first end and closed at a second end;
• said closed end of the air injector tube forming a portion of said connector plate and having an air injector hole in said closed end;
• a sealing member attached to said open end of said air injector tube;
• an axial centerline of said air injector tube being spaced from an axial centerline of said air flow communication member.

Nozzle apparatus adapted to be attached to a tub or spa for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising:

• an array of air injector nozzles comprising
• an air flow communication member;
• and
• a plurality of air injector nozzles;
• said air flow communication member integrally connecting adjacent air injector nozzles;
• said plurality of air injector nozzles being spaced from each other along said air flow communication member;
• said air flow communication member extending in a substantially straight line;
• said air flow communication member extending in a substantially straight line beyond an air injector nozzle located at an end of said array of air injector nozzles;
• each of said air injector nozzles including an integral air injector tube, an integral connector plate, and a flow communication channel between the air flow communication member and the air injector tube;
• said flow communication channel being formed by an intersection of an inner diameter of the air injector tube and an inner diameter of the air flow communication member;
• said air injector tube being open at a first end and closed at a second end;
• said closed end of the air injector tube forming a portion of said connector plate and having an air injector hole in said closed end.

Nozzle apparatus adapted to be attached to a tub or spa for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising:

• an array of air injector nozzles comprising
• an air flow communication member;
• and
• a plurality of air injector nozzles;
• said air flow communication member integrally connecting adjacent air injector nozzles;
• said plurality of air injector nozzles being spaced from each other along said air flow communication member;
• said air flow communication member extending in a substantially straight line;
• said air flow communication member extending in a substantially straight line beyond an air injector nozzle located at an end of said array of air injector nozzles;
• each of said air injector nozzles including an integral air injector tube, an integral connector plate, and a flow communication channel between the air flow communication member and the air injector tube;
• said flow communication channel being formed by an intersection of an inner diameter of the air injector tube and an inner diameter of the air flow communication member;
• said air injector tube being open at a first end and closed at a second end;
• said closed end of the air injector tube forming a portion of said connector plate and having an air injector hole in said closed end;
• a sealing member attached to said open end of said air injector tube;
• an axial centerline of said air injector tube being spaced from an axial centerline of said air flow communication member.

Nozzle apparatus adapted to be attached to a tub or spa for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising:

• at least two arrays of air injector nozzles, each array of air injector nozzles comprising:
• an air flow communication member;
• and
• a plurality of air injector nozzles;
• said air flow communication member integrally connecting adjacent air injector nozzles;
• said plurality of air injector nozzles being spaced from each other along said air flow communication member;
• said at least two arrays of air injector nozzles being connected to each other by a straight flow communicating connecting member.

Nozzle apparatus adapted to be attached to a tub or spa for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising

• at least two arrays of air injector nozzles, each array of air injector nozzles comprising
• an air flow communication member;
• and
• a plurality of air injector nozzles;
• said air flow communication member integrally connecting adjacent air injector nozzles;
• said plurality of air injector nozzles being spaced from each other along said air flow communication member;
• said at least two arrays of air injector nozzles being connected to each other by a straight connecting member;
• said straight connecting member comprising an individual air injector nozzle having an integral and straight flow tube.

Nozzle apparatus adapted to be attached to a tub or spa for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising:

• at least two arrays of air injector nozzles, each array of air injector nozzles comprising:
• an air flow communication member;
• and
• a plurality of air injector nozzles;
• said air flow communication member integrally connecting adjacent air injector nozzles;
• said plurality of air injector nozzles being spaced from each other along said air flow communication member;
• said at least two arrays of air injector nozzles being connected to each other by an angled flow communicating connecting member.

Nozzle apparatus adapted to be attached to a tub or spa for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising:

• at least two arrays of air injector nozzles, each array of air injector nozzles comprising:
• an air flow communication member;
• and
• a plurality of air injector nozzles;
• said air flow communication member integrally connecting adjacent air injector nozzles;
• said plurality of air injector nozzles being spaced from each other along said air flow communication member;
• said at least two arrays of air injector nozzles being connected to each other by an angled connecting member, said angled connecting member comprising an individual air injector nozzle having an integral and angled flow tube.

Nozzle apparatus adapted to be attached to a tub or spa for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising

• at least three arrays of air injector nozzles, each array of air injector nozzles comprising
• an air flow communication member;
• and
• a plurality of air injector nozzles
• said air flow communication member integrally connecting adjacent air injector nozzles;
• said plurality of air injector nozzles being spaced from each other along said air flow communication member;
• said at least three arrays of air injector nozzles being connected to each other by a “T” configured flow communicating connecting member.

Nozzle apparatus adapted to be attached to a tub or spa for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising:

• at least three arrays of air injector nozzles, each array of air injector nozzles comprising:
• an air flow communication member;
• and
• a plurality of air injector nozzles;
• said air flow communication member integrally connecting adjacent air injector nozzles;
• said plurality of air injector nozzles being spaced from each other along said air flow communication member;
• said at least three arrays of air injector nozzles being connected to each other by a “T” configured connecting member, said “T” configured connecting member comprising an individual air injector nozzle having an integral “T” configured flow tube.

Nozzle apparatus adapted to be attached to a tub or spa for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising:

• an array of air injector nozzles comprising:
• an air flow communication member;
• and
• a plurality of air injector nozzle;
• said air flow communication member integrally connecting adjacent air injector nozzles;
• said plurality of air injector nozzles being spaced from each other along said air flow communication member;
• said array of air injector nozzles having first and second ends with an air injection nozzle at each end and portions of said flow communication member extending beyond each end nozzle whereby one array of air injector nozzles is joinable to a second array of air injector nozzles.

A method for configuring the exact number of air injector nozzle apparatus called for to be applied to a tub or spa in a straight line for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus each comprising an array of air injector nozzles having a common flow communication member integrally connecting a plurality of air injector nozzles comprising the steps of:

• selecting an appropriate number of arrays to at least equal the number of nozzles called for,
• where the number of selected arrays results in more individual nozzles than called for, selecting at least one of the arrays and cutting the flow communication member thereof between two adjacent nozzles in the array to achieve the exact number of individual air injection nozzles called for in the straight line;
• and
• joining the selected arrays, including the at least one cut array, in the straight line.

A method for configuring the exact number of air injector nozzle apparatus called for to be applied to a tub or spa in two straight lines to form a right angled configuration of air injector nozzles for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising an array of air injector nozzles having a common flow communication member integrally connecting a plurality of air injector nozzles comprising the steps of:

• selecting an appropriate number of arrays to equal the number of nozzles called for in one of the straight lines;
• where the number of selected arrays results in more individual nozzles than called for in said one of the straight lines, selecting at least one of the arrays and cutting the flow communication member thereof between two adjacent nozzles in the array to achieve the exact number of individual air injection nozzles called for in said one of the straight lines;
• selecting an appropriate number of arrays to equal the number of nozzles called for in the other of the straight lines;
• where the number of selected arrays results in more individual nozzles than called for in said other of the straight lines, selecting at least one of the arrays and cutting the flow communication member thereof between two adjacent nozzles in the array to achieve the exact number of individual air injection nozzles called for in said other of the straight lines;
• joining the selected arrays, including any cut array, to form the two straight lines
• joining the two straight lines using a right angled flow connecting member

A method for configuring the exact number of air injector nozzle apparatus called for to be applied to a tub or spa in three straight lines to form a :T” shaped configuration of air injector nozzles for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising an array of air injector nozzles having a common flow communication member integrally connecting a plurality of air injector nozzles comprising the steps of:

• selecting an appropriate number of arrays to equal the number of nozzles called for in a first of said three straight lines;
• where the number of joined arrays results in more individual nozzles than called for in said first of the straight lines, selecting at least one of the arrays and cutting the flow communication member thereof between two adjacent nozzles in the array to achieve the exact number of individual air injection nozzles called for in said first of the straight lines;
• selecting an appropriate number of arrays to equal the number of nozzles called for in a second of said three straight lines;
• where the number of joined arrays results in more individual nozzles than called for in said second of the straight lines, selecting at least one of the arrays and cutting the flow communication member thereof between two adjacent nozzles in the array to achieve the exact number of individual air injection nozzles called for in said second of the straight lines;
• selecting an appropriate number of arrays to equal the number of nozzles called for in a third of said three straight lines;
• where the number of joined arrays results in more individual nozzles than called for in said third of the straight lines, selecting at least one of the arrays and cutting the flow communication member thereof between two adjacent nozzles in the array to achieve the exact number of individual air injection nozzles called for in said third of the straight lines;
• joining the selected arrays including any cut array to form each of said three straight lines;
• and
• joining the three straight lines using a “T” shaped flow connecting member.

A method for configuring, joining and applying the exact number of air injector nozzle apparatus called for to be applied to a tub or spa in a straight line for injection of air into the tub or spa, said nozzle apparatus comprising an array of air injector nozzles having a common flow communication member integrally connecting a plurality of air injector nozzles comprising the steps of:

• selecting an appropriate number of arrays to equal the number of nozzles called for in said straight line;
• where the number of selected arrays results in more individual nozzles than called for, cutting the flow communication member of at least one of the selected arrays between two adjacent nozzles in the array to achieve the exact number of individual air injection nozzles called for in the straight line;
• temporarily joining the selected arrays including the selected at least one cut array to each other;
• permanently joining the selected arrays including the selected at least one cut array to each other using one or more flow connecting members;
• and
• applying the permanently joined arrays to the tub or spa.