Variable flow control nozzle for swimming pools and spas
AssigneeZodiac Pool Systems LLC
InventorsQuintin Buse, Dustin Borg
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Abstract
A variable flow control nozzles for swimming pools and spas and associated methods may direct a flow (or jet) of water at a variable speed or variable flow rate. The variable flow control nozzles are self-adjusting and may automatically adjust and/or optimize the jet based on a flow rate of water supplied to the variable flow control nozzle.
Claims20
A variable flow control nozzle for a pool or spa, wherein the variable flow control nozzle comprises means for generating a jet of water, wherein the variable flow control nozzle is self-adjusting to control the jet of water via sliding or linear movement.
A variable flow control nozzle comprising a housing with a center support and a nozzle assembly on either side of the center support along a flow path through the variable flow control nozzle, wherein the nozzle assembly is self-adjusting.
A variable flow control nozzle comprising a housing with an inlet and an outlet, and a self-adjusting nozzle face retained at least partially within the housing between the inlet and the outlet, wherein the nozzle face is self-adjusting based on an input flow rate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.