Adjustable water jet device
View Patent ↗An adjustable water jet device so as to continuously regulate the velocity of water exiting the device without interrupting the water flow, the water jet device including a nozzle body, rotatable nozzle seat, a flow control plate, an inlet, and a nozzle eyeball configured to direct the water supply, and a water supply system including the adjustable water jet device, a plate for accommodating the water jet device in a pool deck or pool wall, and a cover that is mounted flush with the pool deck or pool wall.
1. An adjustable water jet device for controlling flow and direction of a water supply that is supplied to a water receptacle, said adjustable water jet device comprising:
a first end being an inlet and a second end being an outlet of said device;
a nozzle body extending in an axial direction of said device;
a nozzle seat rotatably disposed inside said nozzle body, said nozzle seat having
a first section comprising a bottom wall proximal to the first end and a second section proximal to the second end, the bottom wall comprising at least one nozzle seat hole, and the bottom wall transversely disposed with respect to the axial direction of the device;
a flow control plate securely disposed between the first end and the bottom wall of the nozzle seat and proximal to the bottom wall of the nozzle seat, said flow control plate comprising at least one flow control plate hole, said flow control plate also transversely disposed with respect to the axial direction of the device; and
a nozzle eyeball disposed within said second section of said nozzle seat for adjusting an angle of the water output from the second end of the device, said nozzle eyeball having an outlet disposed at an upper surface thereof at said second end of said device,
wherein said nozzle seat is rotatable relative to said flow control plate such that said at least one nozzle seat hole rotates relative to said at least one flow control plate hole, whereby in a first position said at least one nozzle seat hole aligns fully with said at least one flow control plate hole thereby allowing a maximum flow of water through said device, in a second position said at least one nozzle seat hole does not align with said at least one flow control plate hole thereby allowing a minimum or zero flow of water through said device, and in a third position said at least one nozzle seat hole aligns partially with said at least one flow control plate hole thereby allowing a partial flow of water through said device between said the maximum flow and the minimum flow, said third position being any position between where said at least one nozzle seat hole aligns fully with said at least one flow control plate hole and said at least one nozzle seat hole does not align with said at least one flow control plate hole.
2. The water jet device according to claim 1 , said nozzle seat further comprising:
a volume disposed within said first section of said nozzle seat between said bottom wall and said section section; and
a means for reducing turbulence in the water flowing through said nozzle seat.
3. The water jet device according to claim 1 , said nozzle seat further comprising:
a volume disposed within said first section of said nozzle seat between said bottom wall and said section section; and
a means for filtering debris from the water flowing through said nozzle seat.
4. The water jet device according to claim 1 , wherein said bottom wall of said nozzle seat includes a plurality of nozzle seat holes, each of said nozzle seat holes extending from a top edge to a bottom edge of said bottom wall, said nozzle seat holes being equidistant from one another.
5. The water jet device according to claim 4 , wherein said flow control plate includes a plurality of flow control plate holes, each of said flow control plate holes extending from a top edge to a bottom edge of said flow control plate, said flow control plate holes being equidistant from one another.
6. The water jet device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one lock ring attached to said nozzle seat to retain said nozzle eyebal within said nozzle seat.
7. The water jet device according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of handles perpendicularly extending from an outer wall of said nozzle body for facilitating insertion and removal of said nozzle body from said device.
8. The water jet device according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of protuberances extending from an outer rim of said nozzle seat for facilitating rotation of said nozzle seat relative to said flow control plate.