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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156955 | Inflating nozzle assembly An inflating nozzle assembly has a housing, two nozzles and a pushing device. The housing has two nozzle chambers and two outlets. The nozzles are mounted respectively in the first nozzle chamber, and one of the nozzles has a nozzle body, a nozzle rod and a spring. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7963297 | Dispensing head for air pump A dispensing head for an air pump includes a sleeve connected to the air pump and a chamber is defined in an end of the sleeve. The end having the chamber of the sleeve is received in a housing and a mount piece is securely received in the housing. A first seal ring... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7866335 | Air valve connecting device for connecting different valves An air valve connecting device includes a mouth attached to one end of a housing and having a compartment for engaging with a U.S. type valve, and having a bore for engaging with a French type valve, a barrel engaged onto the mouth, an actuator engaged in the housin... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7661435 | Pump connector for Presta valve Pump connector for Presta valve is disclosed in which one end of a pump connector valve seal is formed with a hollow chamber, and is disposed inside a space of a cap having a channel. The hollow chamber is assembled with a valve seal insert which includes a through ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7588048 | Air pump nozzle An air pump nozzle includes a housing with an inflation hole. An inner space of the housing lodges a block assembly seat having a compartment at an end. The compartment lodges a block member having an insertion hole. A needle tube with an air outlet is inserted thro... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7562671 | Auto-switching valve connector for air pump A valve connector of an air pump includes a case with a channel and a guiding room therein. The channel is communicated with the guiding room. Two valve connector assemblies are provided in the case, each of which has a tunnel communicated with the guiding room, whe... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7273066 | Valve connector A valve connector for coupling with inflation valves of vehicle tyres, comprising a housing, within the housing a coupling hole for coupling with an inflation valve, the coupling hole having a central axis and an outer opening, positioning means for positioning the ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273416 | Golf training apparatus A golf training apparatus for practicing straight hits has an upright rack, a rod provided on the rack and aligned substantially horizontally and parallel to a desired hitting direction, the rod being arranged at a distance to the rack such that a golf club is swing... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270142 | Inflation device with automatic disconnect An apparatus that injects fluid into an inflatable device, dynamically monitors the pressure inside the device, and automatically terminates the inflation and disconnects from the inflatable device when the pressure inside the device reaches a predetermined value pr... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7246634 | Drill for tapping pipe with safety device in branch pipe A fitting for connection to a pipe includes a sleeve, in which a body is axially displaced along a sleeve axis, whereby the body has a drill for drilling into the pipe and/or a valve body of a valve. The fitting also includes a branch sleeve, located in particular o... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238407 | Multi-layer reinforcing laminate Multi-layer laminates are provided which contain at least two binder layers and at least two textile-containing layers. One binder layer faces a substrate to be reinforced, with a second binder layer between two textile-containing layers wherein one of the textile-c... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7207365 | Central tire inflation system rotary air union A central tire inflation system for maintaining tire inflation on a vehicle having a torque transfer sleeve connected between an axle plug assembly and a stationary shaft on the rotary union assembly. A flexible conduit extends through the axle plug to the rotary un... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195030 | Bicycle pump valve A valve includes a housing, a first nozzle, a second nozzle and a switch. The housing defines an inlet channel for communication with a pump, a chamber in communication with the inlet channel, a first outlet channel in communication with the chamber and a second out... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182094 | Air nozzle for inflating cushion A nozzle through which air can be pumped into a cushion from a pump includes a housing with a passage extending therein and a space intersecting the passage. A core is put in the space in a sealing and sliding manner for pushing a valve installed in the cushion. The... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174929 | Apparatus and method for urging fluid into a pressurized system Apparatus has a body with a conduit defined therein. Body is mounted between, and connected to, a charging system containing pressurized fluid and a pressurized system. One apparatus has a retractable discharge tube inserted into a first end of the body. Once the bo... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7093609 | Air inflation tube of a mini-size air pump An air inflation tube of a mini-size air pump is disclosed. The air inflation tube of the air pump has a dual direction air inflation capability, that is, inflation and deflation, and the pressure releasing and air pumping are done by the same tubular body to solve ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066442 | Valve A springless valve having a valve body, a valve stem insert, and an O-ring gasket for sealing the insert to a valve seat of the valve body. As the valve stem insert rotates about its axis, fingers on vanes of the insert move within threads of the valve body, and the... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7032612 | Dual use air chuck An air chuck that accommodates a Schrader valve, or U.S.-type valve, in a retracted position and further accommodates a Presta valve, or French-type valve, in an extended position. The air chuck has a chuck body that slides relative to a chuck housing. A lock pin ex... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032613 | Connector for an inflation device compatible with several types of valve Connector (100) to automatically connect an inflation device to a valve, comprising a hollow stopper (8) to operate elements for opening the valve and an elastically deformable seal (3), characterised in that the seal has a lip (35) desig... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6994275 | Portable pressurized canister for inflating tires A pressurized canister includes an outlet member on a top of the canister and a cap assembly is mounted to the canister. A rotatable member is threadedly connected to a threaded neck on the cap assembly and includes an extension which is able to engage with the outl... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6978796 | Universal air valve connector The present invention discloses a universal air connector for an air pump which fits all three types of air valves presently found on air tires for bicycles. The universal air connector basically comprises an outer connector for connecting to an American type air va... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6955531 | Pump for inflating and deflating an inflatable object with a rotatable nozzle assembly A pump is capable of inflating and deflating an inflatable object. The pump includes a cylinder, a piston and a nozzle. The cylinder defines an outlet through which air can only flow into the cylinder and an inlet through which air can only flow from the cylinder. T... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6926048 | Apparatus and method for urging fluid into a pressurized system Apparatus has a body with a conduit defined therein. Body is mounted between, and connected to, a charging system containing pressurized fluid and a pressurized system. One apparatus has a retractable discharge tube inserted into a first end of the body. Once the bo... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926169 | Device for the insertion of an anti-drip element into the mouth of a bottle A device is disclosed for the insertion of an anti-drip element into the mouth of a bottle having a structure made from elastic metal wire, which is configured, at its intermediate portion, like a circular helix (1), which completes at least one loop. The end... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6921113 | Connector assembly and method of manufacture A connector assembly for allowing a free-flowing medium to pass through includes: a hollow female element with a transverse closure wall and passage openings which are formed in the side wall, a male element which can be inserted into the female element and can be c... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6904932 | Pump valve adapter A nozzle adapter for use in converting a nozzle designed for use with Schrader type valves to a nozzle usable with Presta type valves is provided. The nozzle adapter includes an inner sleeve defining a central opening into which the Schrader nozzle can be inserted a... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6905564 | Process for creating expandable tire chamber A process for producing a tire having an expandable chamber utilized for extending and retracting studs provided in the periphery of the tire. In one embodiment, a non-stick film is strategically positioned between the casing and the tread prior to curing the tread ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6843270 | Connector of inflating device capable of coupling various types of valve stems A connector of an inflating device has a housing having a central chamber and three side chambers. Three connector assemblies are mounted in the side chambers respectively to be coupled with various types of valve stems. Each of the connector assemblies have a valve... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6651689 | Valve stem assembly for a pneumatic tire A valve stem assembly for use with a pneumatic tire includes a stem, a first quick couple connector and a second quick couple connector. The first quick couple connector is attached to the stem. The first quick couple connector includes a first valve ther... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6631729 | Valve connector A universal valve connector for valves of vehicle tires comprises a connector housing, partly connected to a pressure source, preferably a hand or foot pump, and has a coupling hole with a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the valve for connection... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6401744 | Valve actuator The purpose of the invention is to provide a valve actuator with an activating pin of a simple construction. This task is solved by the present invention as recited in claim 1; where in the first position the piston (77, 84) is at a first predetermined di... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6382268 | Inflation device An inflation device includes a first section having a threaded recess for receiving a valve of an object to be inflated, and a flange extends radially inward from an inner periphery of the first section. A tunnel is defined through the flange and an inser... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6347642 | Air pump adapter assembly An air pump adapter assembly is hereby provided which includes an air pump adapter used in conjunction with an air pump adapter slide. In an exemplary embodiment, the air pump adapter includes a base and an elongated tube which further includes a series o... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6328057 | Air valve connection head of hand-held air pump An air valve connection head is compatible with a variety of air pumps and is formed of a first housing member and a second housing member. The first housing member is provided at one end thereof with an insertion hole in which the second housing member i... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6314985 | Valve connector By a universal valve connector for inflation valves of vehicle types (Sclaverand, Dunlop-Woods, or Schrader), whose connector consists of a connector housing (368), which partly is connected to a pressure source, preferably a hand or foot pump, and which ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6289920 | Air pump nozzle capable of adjusting automatically to fit inflation valves of various types An air pump nozzle has a receiving compartment with an open end where a handle is pivoted. The receiving compartment is provided at other end thereof with a holding mouth involuting a large diametric end of fish-eye through hole of an elastic holding memb... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6279599 | Air hose assembly for a portable tire pump and having the dual functions of air inflation and pressure release An air hose assembly for a portable tire pump and having the dual function of air inflation and pressure release, which utilizes the same air hose structure to perform tire inflation and pressure release without the need to remove the air hose during pres... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6276391 | Valve coupler for a quick inflation device for bicycles A valve coupler for a quick inflation device includes a sleeve having a longitudinal passage. A sealing member is mounted in a first end of the sleeve. The first end of the sleeve further includes a shoulder formed on an outer periphery thereof. A first j... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6260572 | Valve-coupling device for an inflation device A valve-coupling device includes a main body having a first end engaged with a gas output end of an inflating device, a slider slidably received in a second end of the main body, an end cap mounted to the second end of the main body for enclosing the slid... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6223764 | Hand-held inflation valve assembly An inflation valve assembly for temporarily connecting inflatable devices to sources of pressurized air is provided. The inflation valve assembly includes a valve coupling mechanism adapted for temporary connection to a source of pressurized air. An outle... | 05/01/2001 |
