IP Library Granted Patent US 10,145,523
Granted Patent B2
US 10,145,523 · App. 14/666,159 · Granted Dec 4, 2018

Spa fixture lighting system

Inventors: Jason W. Hillyard (Filmore, CA); Luis E Fuentes (Santa Clara, CA)
Assignee: B&S PLASTICS, INC.
F21S8/024A61H33/005A61H33/0087A61H33/6005F21V31/005A61H2033/0083A61H2201/0111A61H2201/0188F21W2131/401F21Y2115/10G02B6/0006
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Patent No.
US 10,145,523
App. No.
14/666,159
Granted
Dec 4, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A spa fixture lighting system assembly includes a wall-fitting nut having a threaded inner circumferential portion and an interior radial seat, and a light source disposed on a light source seat selected from the group consisting of the interior radial seat, an exterior radial sidewall of the wall-fitting nut, or an exterior circumferential sidewall of the wall-fitting nut.

Claims (27)

1. A spa fixture lighting system assembly, comprising:

a spa shell wall having a water side and a backside;

a light transmissive wall fitting extending through the spa shell wall from the water side to the backside, the light transmissive wall fitting having a circumferential recess;

a plurality of lights spaced circumferentially in the circumferential recess, wherein the plurality of lights are spaced circumferentially immediately adjacent to the water side, wherein the plurality of lights are spaced circumferentially on a side of the light transmissive wall fitting that is opposite from the water side of the spa shell wall, and wherein the light transmissive wall fitting is a spa shell wall grommet; and

a spa fixture seated in the spa shell wall grommet with a friction fit;

wherein the friction fit provides the spa shell wall grommet with a friction fit with the spa shell wall.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the spa fixture is a jet body.

3. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the spa fixture is a diverter valve.

4. The assembly of claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of lights are spaced circumferentially about a longitudinal axis of the spa shell grommet.

5. A spa fixture lighting system assembly, comprising:

a spa shell wall having a water side and a back side;

a light transmissive grommet extending through the spa shell wall from the water side to the back side, the light transmissive grommet having a plurality of ports extending into an exterior side of the light transmissive grommet;

a plurality of lights extending into the respective plurality of ports; and

a spa fixture extending through the spa shell wall and seated in the light transmissive grommet with a friction fit.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of lights extending into the respective plurality of ports is an LED port.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of LED ports is a grommet sidewall diagonal slot.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of LED ports is a grommet sidewall diagonal port.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of LED ports is a grommet side wall vertical port.

10. The system of claim 6 , further comprising:

an interior circumferential mating surface on an interior circumferential side of the light transmissive grommet.

11. The system of claim 5 , wherein the spa fixture is a jet body.

12. The system of claim 5 , wherein the spa fixture is a diverter valve.

13. The system of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of lights are disposed on a flexible disk.

14. The system of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of lights are disposed on an inner diameter of a flexible ring.

15. The system of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of lights are disposed on a flexible cable.

16. The system of claim 5 , wherein the spa fixture is formed of a color pigmented plastic.

17. The system of claim 5 , wherein the spa fixture is formed of a clear plastic.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2016
From: HILLYARD, JASON W.; FUENTES, LUIS E.
To: B&S PLASTICS, INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61969740 · Mar 24, 2014
Related Publication 20150267883A1 · Sep 24, 2015
Cited By (2)
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