Clamp assembly for flexible pipe installations primarily for therapy baths

Claim 1

An improved whirlpool jet assembly, the assembly of the type having a plurality of Venturi jets, each such jet having a flange for compressive engagement with the outside surface of a tub wall coaxially with an aperture through the tub wall, a Venturi mixing chamber terminating in the flange and configured for generating an aerated jet of water into the tub, and parallel water and air inlets communicating with the mixing chamber for providing the water and air; the improvement comprising: a plurality of retainer brackets, one such bracket integrally affixed to each of said jets, each of said brackets having a C-shaped member for receiving an elongated rod, at least one elongated rod shaped to substantially conform to the outer peripheral surface of said tub wall along at least a portion thereof, and a plurality of primary pipe support brackets each having an outwardly facing C-shaped member for attachment to said rod and a pair of inwardly facing C-shaped members for receiving a pair of parallel flexible pipes, one such pipe for interconnecting the air inlets of respective jets and the other such pipe for interconnecting the water inlets of respective jets, at least one such primary support bracket being located between each two of said jets whereby to support said flexible pipes around the periphery of said tub wall intermediate of said jets and adjacent said tub wall.