Patent ID: 6168574
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A massage wand with connector fitting for spa jet outlet comprising: a massage wand; a connecting fitting; and a flexible connecting hose connected between said massage wand and said connecting fitting; said massage wand including a number of rotating jet heads, a number of rotating massage heads, a water pressure adjustment valve, and a gripping handle; said connecting fitting including an elongated tubular body having a pair of opposed flexible locking members formed in connection therewith; said elongated tubular body being in connection with said flexible hose at a first end thereof and having a pair of opposed slots formed therein in connection with a second end thereof; each of said flexible locking members including a raised center portion centered on a sealing structure to form two sealing ledges within said elongated tubular body that each extend past a side edge of said center portion; each sealing structure having a width greater than said width of a slot; each flexible locking member having a locking edge at said end thereof; said locking edge of each flexible locking member extending radially outward past said outer surface of said elongated tubular body sufficiently to prevent removal of said second end of said elongated tubular body when it has been inserted entirely through a tubular spa jet outlet tube and said flexible locking members are unflexed; said two flexible locking members each having a compression button extending outwardly above said outer surface of said elongated tubular body to facilitate compressing of said two flexible locking members to allow for inserting into said outlet opening of a tubular spa jet outlet tube.