Patent ID: 6973681

Claim:
An assembly for mounting a spa jet through an opening in a wall of a bath and for connecting the spa jet to water and air pipes located outside the bath, the spa jet having air and water inlet ports which receive and mix air and water and to cause the spa jet to emit at least one jet of aerated water, the assembly comprising: an outer housing located outside the bath, said outer housing fixedly connected to the water pipe and the air pipe, said outer housing having an outer housing body configured to receive air from the air pipe through an air port in said outer housing body, and to receive water from the water pipe through a water port in said outer housing body; an inner housing including an inner housing body, said inner housing body extending through the opening in the bath and into said outer housing body, said inner housing body including an air inlet port for receiving air from the air pipe through said air port of said outer housing body, and a water inlet port for receiving water from the water pipe through said water port of said outer housing body, wherein air is provided from the air pipe through said air port of said outer housing body to said air inlet port of said inner housing body, wherein water is provided from the water pipe through said water port of said outer housing body to said water inlet port of said inner housing body; and inner and outer, generally annular clamps, secured to said bodies of said inner and outer housings, said clamps engaging opposite sides of the wall around the opening; said inner housing configured to receive and secure the spa jet therein and to provide air and water to air and water inlets of the spa jet, thereby causing the spa jet to emit the jet of aerated water into the bath.