Patent ID: 7316423

Claim:
A fitting and pipe section assembly that is capable of being installed in tubing of a jetted bath to render the tubing adaptable to accept a close fit device, comprising: a pipe section having a center segment integrally formed with inlet and outlet end portions of the pipe section for fluid flow coupling to an inlet and an outlet of the tubing, wherein the pipe section includes indicia for guiding cutting of the pipe section at a predetermined location; and a first fitting coupled to the inlet portion and a second fitting coupled to the outlet portion of the pipe section, wherein each of the first and second fittings include external straight threads adapted to threadably engage a union nut and an annular engagement surface adapted to couple to a fitting of a close fit device, wherein the annular engagement surfaces face one another, and wherein when the center segment is coupled to the tubing, the engagement surfaces are disengaged from any fitting.