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US 2019/0290540 A1Published application
Dual plumbing system for a hot tub or spa
AssigneeWexco Incorporated
InventorScott Stephen BACKER
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Abstract
Systems, apparatus and methods for providing air and water to hot tub jets. The present teachings include jet assemblies, manifold assemblies, and related components, as well as methods of assembling hot tubs involving these components. In some cases, the present teachings describe the use of dual extrusion tubing to route air and water through adjacent, connected fluid conduits. In some cases, the present teachings describe a “press-and-click” method of connecting various components.
Claims20
A hot tub jet assembly comprising:
- a jet back including a first hollow protrusion configured to receive a stream of water and a second hollow protrusion adjacent the first hollow protrusion and configured to receive a stream of air;
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- a jet body configured to receive the streams of water and air from the jet back, to merge the streams of water and air together to form a mixed stream of air and water, and to provide the mixed stream of air and water from an outlet;
- wherein the jet back includes a resilient ring configured to engage one or more hooks disposed on the jet body.
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A hot tub plumbing system comprising:
- a manifold assembly configured to receive separate air and water supply streams and to direct the streams into a water egress port and an air egress port, wherein the air egress port is substantially parallel to and adjacent to the water egress port;
- a dual extrusion tube including a first tubular portion configured to couple to the water egress port and a second tubular portion configured to couple to the air egress port;
- a jet back including a pair of adjacent parallel hollow protrusions each configured to receive one of the streams of air and water from a respective one of the tubular portions of the dual extrusion tube;
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- a jet body configured to receive the streams of air and water from the jet back, to merge the streams of air and water together to form a mixed stream of air and water, and to provide the mixed stream of air and water from an outlet;
- wherein the jet back includes a resilient member extending from a first end of the jet back and configured to engage one or more projections extending from the jet body.
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A hot tub plumbing system comprising:
- a manifold configured to channel an air stream into an air egress port and to channel a water stream into a water egress port;
- a dual extrusion tube including a first hollow portion configured to couple to the water egress port and a second hollow portion configured to couple to the air egress port;
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- a jet back including:
- a first hollow protrusion configured to receive the water stream from the first hollow portion of the dual extrusion tube;
- a second hollow protrusion configured to receive the air stream from the second hollow portion of the dual extrusion tube;
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- a spring-biased ring spaced from a first end of the jet back.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.