Patent ID: 6543067
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
In a water distribution system for a bathing or spa vessel comprising a shell for containment of water, where the water distribution system comprises a manifold comprising at least one water port for supplying water to a water jet, a water inlet, a hollow interior to provide water communication between the water inlet and the water port, and attachment ends with structure for fitting the manifold to two fixed attachments on the vesselthe improvement being the manifold further comprising;a tubular main section with a first end and a second end with a channel between the first end and the second end, and integral structure to provide the water port and water port communication with the channel, a tubular end section attached at proximate end to a first end of the main section in an overlapping, telescoping construction to provide a water seal between the end section and the main section while enabling the end section to move along the main section, the end section having a distal end comprising structure to provide one of the attachment ends of the manifold such that when the tubular end section is moved along the main section, distance between the attachment ends is adjusted to correspond the attachment ends to the two fixed attachments to allow the fitting of the attachment ends to the fixed attachments the main section and the end section having cooperating structures to prevent relative rotation between the main section and the end section.