Hydrotherapy jet with push-pull flow adjustment

A hydrotherapy jet, comprising:

• a jet housing,
• a sleeve having opposite open and closed ends and water impervious side walls between said ends,
• means for mounting said sleeve within said jet housing with said open end facing generally forward, with a water supply passage through said housing extending around said sleeve to provide a water supply to an area adjacent to the open end of said sleeve, and
• an elongate nozzle having opposed ends, with a water outlet at one end and a lateral water inlet at the other end, said nozzle being slidably axially adjustable between a closed position at which its water inlet is lodged within said sleeve and blocked by said sleeve from receiving a flow of water from said water passageway, and an open position at which the nozzle's water inlet is not blocked by said sleeve, said nozzle in its open position receiving a water flow from said water passageway and discharging said water flow through its outlet.

A hydrotherapy jet, comprising:

• a jet housing,
• a sleeve having an open end, water impervious sleeve side walls, and a closed end opposite to its open end,
• means for mounting said sleeve within said jet housing with said open end facing generally forward, with a water supply passage through said housing external to said sleeve providing a water supply to an area adjacent said sleeve,
• said sleeve mounting means comprising a mounting member having a cylindrical inner surface that faces and is spaced radially outward from said sleeve, and a plurality of spacer members spacing the sleeve radially inward of the mounting member, said space members defining water flow paths between said mounting member and sleeve for said water supply passage,
• an elongate nozzle having opposed ends, with a water outlet at one end and a water inlet at the other end, said nozzle being axially adjustable between a closed position at which its water inlet is lodged within said sleeve and blocked by said sleeve from receiving a flow of water from said water passageway, and an open position at which the nozzle's water inlet is not blocked by said sleeve, said nozzle in its open position receiving a water flow from said water passageway and discharging said water flow through its outlet,
• said sleeve mounting member having a rounded generally rearward facing exterior surface, and further comprising a bearing member within said housing that provides a bearing surface for said rounded surface, allowing said nozzle and mounting member to be pivoted to adjust the axial direction of said nozzle, and
• a front fitting that engages said sleeve mounting member around said nozzle, said front fitting having a generally forward facing rounded surface, and a front retainer member held in said housing, said front retainer member including a bearing surface that bears against the rounded surface of said front fitting, said bearing member and front retainer member retaining said sleeve mounting member and front fitting between them in an eyeball configuration.