US 7,490,370 B2
Video entertainment system for spa
Stephen S. Macey, Oceanside, Calif. (US); and Christopher Larsen, Vista, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Watkins Manufacturing Corporation, Vista, Calif. (US)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/336,345.
Prior Publication US 2007/0169259 A1, Jul. 26, 2007
Int. Cl. A47K 3/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 4—559  [4/541.1; 248/919; 439/372; 439/374] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A combination spa and video entertainment system comprising:
a tub adapted to hold water and accommodate at least one person fully immersed therein, the tub having a bottom and sidewalls surrounding the bottom, the sidewalls having an upper edge extending around the tub;
a support post having a top and bottom attached to a sidewall of the tub;
a first half of a multi-pin connector located in the top of the support post along a horizontal plane perpendicular to the top of the support post and adapted for connection from a side of the support post;
a video monitor having a top and bottom;
a connecting port located at the bottom of the video monitor adapted for attachment to the top of the support post; and
a second half of a multi-pin connector located in the connecting port along a horizontal plane perpendicular to the top of the support post and adapted for movement along a horizontal plane, after the connecting port is attached to the support post, to engage the first half of the multi-pin connector.