Adjustable flow mini whirlpool jet
First Claim
1. A whirlpool jet assembly adapted to be mounted in an opening in the wall of a water tub for discharging a water stream into said tub, comprising a housing defining a socket having an air inlet and a water inlet, a ball fitting pivotally supported within said socket and having openings positionable in alignment with said air inlet and water inlet in said socket, a nozzle assembly supported on said ball fitting, said nozzle assembly being a unitary one-piece construction and forming a Venturi nozzle, mixing chamber and directional nozzle in an integral structure, said nozzle assembly being rotatably supported on said ball fitting, said ball fitting and nozzle assembly having shaped openings through which water from said water inlet can flow into said Venturi jet nozzle, rotation of said nozzle assembly with respect to said ball fitting changing the combined shape of said shaped openings to alter the pressure of water flowing through the jet assembly.
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Abstract
A whirlpool jet assembly adapted to be mounted in an opening in the wall of a water tub for discharging the water stream into the tub. The jet assembly includes a housing defining a socket having an air inlet and a water inlet and a ball fitting pivotably supported within the socket having openings positionable in alignment with the air and water inlets in the socket. A nozzle assembly supported on the ball fitting is of a unitary one-piece construction forming a Venturi nozzle, mixing chamber and directional nozzle in an integral structure. The nozzle assembly is rotatably supported on the ball fitting with the ball fitting and nozzle assembly having shaped openings through which water from the water inlet flows into the Venturi jet nozzle. Rotation of the nozzle assembly with respect to the ball fitting changes the combined shape of the shaped openings to alter the pressure of water flowing through the jet assembly.
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- 1. A whirlpool jet assembly adapted to be mounted in an opening in the wall of a water tub for discharging a water stream into said tub, comprising a housing defining a socket having an air inlet and a water inlet, a ball fitting pivotally supported within said socket and having openings positionable in alignment with said air inlet and water inlet in said socket, a nozzle assembly supported on said ball fitting, said nozzle assembly being a unitary one-piece construction and forming a Venturi nozzle, mixing chamber and directional nozzle in an integral structure, said nozzle assembly being rotatably supported on said ball fitting, said ball fitting and nozzle assembly having shaped openings through which water from said water inlet can flow into said Venturi jet nozzle, rotation of said nozzle assembly with respect to said ball fitting changing the combined shape of said shaped openings to alter the pressure of water flowing through the jet assembly.
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