Safety suction assembly for use in whirlpool baths and the like
AssigneeHydrabaths, Inc.
InventorsPhilip E. Chalberg, Paul N. Kenchel
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AssigneeHydrabaths, Inc.
InventorsPhilip E. Chalberg, Paul N. Kenchel
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A suction assembly employs an air induction tube to induct air into the recirculating water pump to cause the pump to cease pumping operation when the front face of the assembly is blocked. The induction tube is connected to a bleed path formed between the induction tube and a surrounding coaxial face tube extended into the assembly from the front face. When the face is blocked by hair or the like, water in the induction tube bleeds into the main chamber of the assembly and empties the induction tube. Air is then pulled into the pump, causing the pump to lose prime thereby reducing pump pressure to zero and allowing the hair or other blocking material to be removed.
A spa or whirlpool bath suction assembly comprising:
A suction assembly connected through an aperture in a wall of a whirlpool bath or spa tub below the water in the tub and connected to an inlet of a pump used for recirculating the water and propelling the water through a plurality of whirlpool bath jets;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.