Extendible and retractable spa jet

An extendible and retractable jet apparatus for use in hydrotherapy tubs of the type having at least one side wall forming an enclosure containing a body of water at a normal water level and a pressurized fluid distribution system including a discharge conduit, the jet apparatus comprising;

• a hollow disc-like housing having spaced apart side walls and a circumferential outer wall defining a central chamber, said outer wall having an inwardly extending cylindrical cavity which terminates in a back wall having an aperture extending therethrough and said housing adapted for connection to the exterior of the enclosure side wall over an aperture formed therein below the normal water level and in fluid communication with the enclosure interior
• fluid inlet means on at least one said housing side wall adapted for connection to the discharge conduit of the pressurized fluid distribution system,
• a hose reel rotatably mounted in said housing between said side walls for receiving and dispensing a length of flexible hose and having a hollow cylindrical central hub portion in sealed fluid communication with said housing fluid inlet means and a fluid outlet means in said hub portion,
• a length of flexible hose connected at one end to said hose reel fluid outlet means to establish a fluid flow path from said housing fluid inlet and through said reel central hub portion to the interior of said hose,
• the free end of said length of flexible hose extending reciprocally through said housing cavity back aperture and in a stored position being contained within said housing cavity and capable of being extended outwardly a distance therefrom in an extended position,
• a nozzle member secured to the free end of said length of flexible hose and adapted to be received and engaged in said housing cavity in the stored position and configured to expel fluid passing therethrough forcefully in a jet stream of fluid, whereby
• said nozzle member in the stored position within said housing cavity resides adjacent to the interior of the side wall of the hydrotherapy tub or shower stall and operates as a fixed jet and ma be manually pulled outwardly therefrom to the extended position and used as a hand-held massage device to achieve concentrated, intensified massaging action at localized areas of the body of the user.