Remote control system for spas
First Claim
1. A remote control system for spas wherein the spa has a water recirculating pump for passing water into a spa water inlet in the spa and receiving water from a spa water outlet and wherein the spa further includes a water jet generating blower and a light, said control system including in combination:
- (a) pump control means responsive to a pump signal to turn said pump on and off;
(b) a radio signal receiver responsive to a transmitted signal for providing said pump signal;
(c) a jet control means responsive to a jet signal for turning said water jet generating blower on and off, said radio signal receiver being responsive to a different transmitted signal for providing said jet signal;
(d) a light control means responsive to a light signal to turn said light on and off, said radio signal receiver being responsive to a still different transmitted signal for providing said light signal; and
,(e) a hand-held battery powered radio signal transmitter having manually operable means for transmitting said transmitted signal, manually operable means for transmitting said different transmitted signal and manually operable means for transmitting said still different transmitted signal, said transmitter being encased in a watertight housing and having a specific gravity less than 1.0 so that it will floatwhereby water in the spa can be recirculated, the said water jet generating blower turned on and off and the light turned on and off by a person holding and operating said transmitter from a remote location as well as when sitting in said spa.
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Abstract
The normally provided recirculating pump, jet generating action blower and light in a spa are turned on and off by appropriate pump, jet and light signals. These signals are provided by a radio receiver in turn responsive to different transmitted signals. A battery powered hand-held radio transmitter in turn may be manually operated to generate the different signals and thus enable the recirculating pump, jet action generating blower and light in the spa to be operated from a remote location. The system also contemplates the use of switching valves so that the same recirculating pump for the spa can be remotely controlled for recirculating water in a swimming pool should a user also have a swimming pool on the premises.
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3 Claims
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1. A remote control system for spas wherein the spa has a water recirculating pump for passing water into a spa water inlet in the spa and receiving water from a spa water outlet and wherein the spa further includes a water jet generating blower and a light, said control system including in combination:
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(a) pump control means responsive to a pump signal to turn said pump on and off; (b) a radio signal receiver responsive to a transmitted signal for providing said pump signal; (c) a jet control means responsive to a jet signal for turning said water jet generating blower on and off, said radio signal receiver being responsive to a different transmitted signal for providing said jet signal; (d) a light control means responsive to a light signal to turn said light on and off, said radio signal receiver being responsive to a still different transmitted signal for providing said light signal; and
,(e) a hand-held battery powered radio signal transmitter having manually operable means for transmitting said transmitted signal, manually operable means for transmitting said different transmitted signal and manually operable means for transmitting said still different transmitted signal, said transmitter being encased in a watertight housing and having a specific gravity less than 1.0 so that it will float whereby water in the spa can be recirculated, the said water jet generating blower turned on and off and the light turned on and off by a person holding and operating said transmitter from a remote location as well as when sitting in said spa. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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