Patent ID: 7681258

Claim:
A cushion and anchoring device assembly for tubs, comprising: an anchoring device comprising an annular body, at least one flange projecting radially from the annular body, an anchor interconnected to the annular body and adapted to be connected to a fluid injection jet, and a fluid passage formed in the annular body so as to enable fluid to be injected therethrough and into the tub when the anchor is connected to the fluid injection jet; and a cushion having a cushion body with at least one opening with a throat in the opening having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the flange such that the cushion is held captive solely by the at least one flange when the annular body is in the throat of the cushion to releasably connect the cushion fully inside a water-receiving cavity of the tub, the opening having a diameter greater than a diameter of the fluid passage so as not to obstruct a flow of fluid out of the fluid passage, and the cushion body projecting peripherally away from the throat for providing an abutment surface away from the fluid passage and from the anchoring device.