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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1996
Richard P Corb, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Eugene M Gravatt, Valencia, CA (US);
Robert Spears, Chatsworth, CA (US);
B&S Plastics, Inc., Oxnard, CA (US);
Abstract
An adjustable rotating hydrotherapy jet that rotates around primary and secondary rotation axes and includes a housing, a water inlet to the housing, and a water nozzle within the housing that forms water flowing through the inlet into a drive jet. A primary outlet is rotatably mounted on the housing about a primary rotation axis and holds the outlet downstream from the water nozzle to receive the jet flow and discharge the flow along an outlet axis. The jet flow through the primary outlet imparts a turning moment to the outlet, causing it to rotate relative to the primary rotation axis and discharge a first stage jet. A secondary outlet is rotatably mounted on the primary outlet about a secondary rotation axis to receive the jet flow from the primary outlet. The jet flow imparts a turning moment to the secondary outlet that causes it to rotate relative to the secondary rotation axis and discharge a second stage jet. The orientation of the primary outlet is adjustable with two degrees of freedom so as to adjust the orientation between the outlet and primary rotation axes, and thereby provide user control over both the outlet flow angle, coverage area and the speed of rotation.