IP Library Granted Patent US 10,378,707
Granted Patent B2
US 10,378,707 · App. 16/160,662 · Granted Aug 13, 2019

Spa fixture lighting system

Inventors: Jason W. Hillyard (Fillmore, CA); Luis D. Fuentes (Santa Clarita, 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 10,378,707
App. No.
16/160,662
Granted
Aug 13, 2019
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 (33)

1. A spa fixture lighting system, comprising:

a light transmissive grommet configured to extend through a spa shell wall from a water side to a backside, the light transmissive grommet having a light reflection cavity;

a plurality of lights disposed in the light reflection cavity of the light transmissive grommet; and

a spa fixture seated in the light transmissive grommet with a first friction fit;

wherein the first friction fit provides the light transmissive grommet with a second friction fit with the spa shell wall.

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

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the spa fixture is a diverter valve.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein each light of the plurality of lights is spaced circumferentially about a longitudinal axis of the light transmissive grommet.

5. A spa fixture lighting system, comprising:

a light transmissive grommet configured to extend through a spa shell wall from a water side to a backside; and

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

wherein the first friction fit provides the light transmissive grommet with a second friction fit with the spa shell wall.

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

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

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the spa fixture is formed of at least one of: a color pigmented plastic and a clear plastic.

9. The system of claim 5 , further comprising a plurality of lights.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of lights are disposed on at least one of: a flexible disk, a flexible ring, and a flexible cable.

11. The system of claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of ports extending into the light transmissive grommet.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein each light of the plurality of lights extends into a respective port of the plurality of ports, and wherein each light of the plurality of lights is an LED port.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of LED ports comprise at least one of: a grommet sidewall diagonal slot, a grommet sidewall diagonal port, and a grommet sidewall vertical port.

14. The system of claim 12 , further comprising:

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

15. A spa fixture lighting system, comprising:

a grommet for extending through a spa shell wall with a first friction fit;

said grommet configured to transmit light from a light source; and

a spa fixture for extending through the spa shell wall, the spa fixture configured for seating in the grommet with a second friction fit.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the light source is disposed on the grommet.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the grommet is a light transmissive grommet configured to transmit light from the light source.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the light source comprises a plurality of lights.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein each light of the plurality of lights is spaced circumferentially about a longitudinal axis of the grommet.

20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of lights are disposed on at least one of: a flexible disk, a flexible ring, and a flexible cable.

21. The system of claim 15 , wherein the light source is disposed on an axial bottom surface of said grommet.

22. The system of claim 15 , wherein said grommet comprises a plurality of holes along an axial bottom surface of said grommet.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2018
From: HILLYARD, JASON W.; FUENTES, LUIS E.
To: B&S PLASTICS, INC.
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 14666159 · Mar 23, 2015
Provisional Application 61969740 · Mar 24, 2014
Related Publication 20190086042A1 · Mar 21, 2019
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