Patent ID: 8756723

Claim:
A water jet suitable for use in a water recreational apparatus, the water jet comprising: a body having a distal portion terminating at a distal end of the body and a proximal portion terminating at a proximal end of the body, the body defining a body interior passageway between a body inlet opening in the distal portion of the body and a body outlet opening in the proximal portion, and having a longitudinal axis between the body distal end and the body proximal end, the proximal portion of the body defining a peripheral flange at the proximal end of the body, the peripheral flange surrounding the body outlet opening, the body further defining a light well disposed along a side of the body and oriented to be generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the light well having an open external end and a closed transparent internal end, the light well having a size selected to receive a light source oriented so as to project light towards the body interior passageway; and an insert movably attached to the body, the insert having a distal portion terminating at a distal end of the insert and a proximal portion terminating at a proximal end of the insert, the insert defining an insert interior passageway between an insert inlet opening in the distal portion of the insert and an insert outlet opening in the proximal portion of the insert, the insert defining a flange cover at the proximal end of the insert, the distal portion of the insert being disposed within the interior passageway of the body with the flange cover disposed over the peripheral flange of the body, the insert inlet opening having a size and a shape selected to receive water from the body inlet opening when the insert is moved to a water open position in the body at which the insert inlet opening is aligned with the body inlet opening so that water may then flow through the insert inlet opening to the insert outlet opening, and wherein the insert inlet opening size and shape are also selected to prevent water from being received at the insert inlet opening when moved to a water closed position in the body at which the inlet opening is misaligned with the body inlet opening and water is thereby prevented from flowing between the body inlet opening and the insert outlet opening, and the insert is moveable within the body to a light on position at which the insert does not block light projected from the light well and light from the light well is projected between the light well and the proximal portion of the insert, and the insert is moveable within the body to a light off position at which the insert blocks light from the light well and light is not projected between the light well and the proximal portion of the insert.