Patent ID: 9549871
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A61H,E03C,F21V

Claim:
1. A lighted jet assembly for through hole mounting to a panel in a bathing installation, comprising: a jet body configured for mounting in a hole formed in the bathing installation panel, the jet body including a water inlet port formed at or adjacent a first end of the jet body and a flange portion formed at an open second end of the jet body, the jet body defining a jet body channel and a water flow path from the water inlet port to the second end of the jet body; an air inlet nipple and a light receptacle formed integrally with the jet body outside of the water flow path, the air inlet nipple configured for attachment to an air source, the light receptacle sealed from the water flow path and configured to receive a light source element without interference with the water flow path within the jet body; a jet barrel assembly including a hollow barrel structure configured for insertion into the jet body channel through said open second end of the jet body, the jet barrel structure fabricated of a transparent or translucent material and including an open interior region, the jet barrel assembly configured for rotation within the jet body and including a water inlet window and an air inlet window; the jet body and the jet barrel assembly providing a light path between the light receptacle and at or adjacent the second end of the jet body; a blind structure including a hollow cylindrical portion having at a first end a flange portion extending over a limited angular extent, and a second end configured to be secured within the open interior region of the jet barrel structure, the blind structure fabricated of an opaque material, and configured for rotation with the jet barrel assembly relative to the jet body, so that in a light-dimming rotational position, the flange portion of the blind structure is aligned over the light receptacle of the jet body so that the flange portion and cylindrical portion block a substantial amount of light passing through the jet barrel, and in a full illumination rotational position, the flange portion of the blind structure is positioned away from the light receptacle allowing light from the receptacle to pass through the jet barrel and be visible to observers to provide an illumination effect, and wherein the blind structure is a separate structure from the jet barrel assembly.