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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7273065 | Inflation/deflation valve for cargo dunnage A valve assembly for a dunnage bag wherein in the valve body a valve diaphragm is mounted on a shaft and is supported by a mounting bar such that the valve diaphragm may be reciprocally moved from the closed position to the open position by a simple axial push on th... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270317 | Fluid suspension member having grooved inlet A fluid suspension member having a flexible wall at least partially defining a fluid chamber and having a passage formed therethrough. A connector fitting is received within the passage, and a groove extends into the flexible wall adjacent the passage. A method is a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7231739 | Inflatable component connector An inflatable device that includes a inflatable component and a base inflatable component. The inflatable component is releasably connected to the base inflatable component by a component connector. The component connector includes a base and a cap, wherein the cap ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7165505 | Integrated accessory for an inflatable apparatus Apparatus including an inflatable enclosure delimited by a flexible wall to which an accessory is secured. The wall has an opening defined by an edge to which a protruding reinforcement is secured; two rigid frames straddle the edge of the opening on each side of th... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7146923 | Valve structure, bladder, and hull portion for inflatable boats A valve structure includes a valve body on which is mounted a first valve and a second valve. The first valve traverses the valve body at a first position and the second valve traverses the valve body at a second position spaced apart from the first position. The fi... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7051753 | Valve for a dunnage bag A valve for an airtight flexible container such as a dunnage bag including a bowl with openings and extending through an opening in the container A flange around the rim of the bowl is heat welded to the container around the opening. One end of a housing is screwed ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7037303 | Urinary flow control valve A flow control valve (22) such as for a catheter (10) allows discharge of urine from a bladder (12) by manual actuation. The valve (22) may be a double-duckbill valve (22) with a single slit (62) at one apex (60a | 05/02/2006 |
| 7000276 | Body support surface comfort device An adjustable, inflatable surface comfort device to be used with shaped body support devices. The surface comfort device comprises an inflatable bladder having a shape and size to substantially cover at least one support surface of a shaped body support device so as... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6990994 | Valve for inflatable article A valve is provided that includes a body portion defining a conduit and a control element coupled to the body portion and configured to selectively engage the body portion adjacent the conduit. The control element is configured to be axially repositioned based on ax... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6986360 | Valve for inflatable objects A self-sealing valve comprises a valve housing having a fluid conduit, a valve seat, a flexible diaphragm and a support member. The valve housing is configured to pass fluid through the fluid conduit. The flexible diaphragm provides a self-seal of the fluid conduit,... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6966331 | Valve stem adaptor A valve stem adaptor is provided for a valve stem assembly having a body with a first end and a second end and having an elongated shaft portion with a first end and a second end and having a passageway extending through the shaft. The shaft second end has external ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6935073 | Inflatable component connector An inflatable device that includes a inflatable component and a base inflatable component. The inflatable component is releasably connected to the base inflatable component by a component connector. The component connector includes a base and a cap, wherein the cap ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929020 | Fluid pressure releasing system and method A system and method for enabling rapid and controlled releasing of fluid pressure, as for deflating a tire. The system, in an embodiment thereof, enables rapid and controlled deflation of a tire to enable a vehicle to navigate in rough or unstable terrain. ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929021 | Inflation/deflation valve for a bag to be filled with air An inflation/deflation valve for filling a dunnage bag with air includes a sleeve for insertion into an opening in a wall of the bag, a cap for covering the sleeve and threaded onto the sleeve and an inflation head for engaging the cap. A valve is mounted in the cap... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6755208 | Valve for inflatable objects A self-sealing valve for controlling the volume of fluid within an inflatable device. The valve includes a housing having a fluid conduit, a valve seat and a valve assembly that selectively seals the fluid conduit to provide a self-seal. The valve assembly includes ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6648004 | Air valve for inflatable article An air valve assembly has a valve block that is permanently secured to an article and has a passageway through which air can pass. The assembly further includes a valve body made from a flexible material defining a through bore, and having a wall with an ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6615829 | Feeding apparatus for breathing masks that allows food and drink intake when the mask is in use A feeding valve having a hose coupling in the form of an expansion bellows which unfolds automatically into the wearer's field of vision when the sealing cap of the feeding valve is opened, thereby enables a wearer to easily insert the straw of a food or ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6612329 | Locking valve stem and cap apparatus A valve stem and cap apparatus includes a valve stem having a base for attachment to a rim and a tubular sleeve extending upwardly from the base, the sleeve defining an open end. A stem valve is positioned in the sleeve for regulating air flow therethroug... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6508264 | Valve for inflatable objects A self-sealing valve is used to fill, empty, and control the volume of fluid within an inflatable device. The valve includes a housing having a fluid inlet, a valve seat and a valve assembly that selectively covers the fluid inlet to provide a self-seal. ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6460560 | Low profile inflation valve A low profile inflation valve intended to be installed with an article to inflated with air, water or other fluid. The valve of the invention comprises a valve body which is sealed, such as by an adhesive, heat-sealing or RF sealing, to a corresponding op... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6439259 | Air valve closure for containers A closure for a container incorporating an air valve to facilitate inflation of a bladder within the container. The closure includes a plug for sealing an opening with the container lid. The plug has a central aperture within which is seated a valve adapt... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6296010 | Automatic shut-off air pressure valve for tires This invention is an automatic shut-off valve and gauge for tires during inflation. Configured as a double stem valve joined either on the outside or inside the rim of the tire. One stem serves as an air valve for inflating tires with a metal or plastic l... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6279600 | Method for securing a valve cap A theft resistant valve cap including a liner adapted for threaded engagement with a standard pneumatic tire stem valve, a sleeve rotatably mounted with the liner to shroud it and an interlocking feature to selectively prevent axial displacement between t... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6237621 | Valve for inflatable objects A self sealing valve includes a diaphragm (602) positioned within a valve housing (606) by a movable hanger arm (610) which suspends the diaphragm from a mounting point (612) in the center of an air inlet (614). The hanger arm (610) is a rotating diaphrag... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6164314 | Oversized air valve for use with inflatable devices and method An oversized air valve for use with inflatable devices typically in an above-the-ground swimming pool or an inflatable mattress is disclosed. In its most fundamental embodiment, the oversized air valve for use with inflatable devices includes a constructi... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6138711 | Air valve for an inflatable device An air valve for an inflatable device, which includes a valve block having two downward locating plates, a valve cap detachably closed on the valve block, and a valve flap fastened to an inside annular flange inside the valve block and turned to close/ope... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6119714 | Valve cap with pressure indicating label A valve cap for an installation having interior air pressure. The cap includes an upper sleeve portion with a central recess for receiving a pair of pressure indicating inserts. The inserts are received in the recess, and each displays one digit of a desi... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6102064 | Theft resistant valve cap A theft resistant valve cap including a liner adapted for threaded engagement with a standard pneumatic tire stem valve, a sleeve rotatably mounted with the liner to shroud it and an interlocking feature to selectively prevent axial displacement between t... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6089251 | Pneumatic valve Pneumatic valve (1) for an inflatable object such as an inflatable boat, arranged so as to be partially embedded in an aperture (22) in the flexible wall (21) of the inflatable object carrying it and comprising a valve body (2) containing a valve mechanis... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5450886 | Inflation valve and method using said valve for the inflation of a tire with sealing ring In order to be able easily to inflate a tire mounted on a rim with a seal ring (6) arranged between the two beads, without presenting the ordinary inconveniences in mounting, the inflation device is formed of a valve (V, V') provided with a locking eleme... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5351711 | Automatic sealing valve mounted on an inflatable body An automatic sealing valve having a cylindrical inflation nozzle, which has a cone-shaped wall section in its lower area, which a welding rim adjoins. The welding rim is connected by a peripheral joint with a foil of the inflatable body. A pressure membra... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5343889 | Nozzle for inflatable objects A nozzle for inflatable objects being made of a plastic material, including a nozzle body and a sealing element composed of a vertical sleeve body and an one-way membrane, in which the nozzle body is incorporated with an annular nozzle seat, a conical wal... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5341833 | Tire valve cap A tire valve cap for a flush mounted tire valve seals the tire valve against external debris and internal leakage. Slits in the wall of the cap allow the cap to act like a spring after insertion and to permit any internal leakage to intensify the sealing ... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5325886 | Inflation and pressure indicator apparatus for tires Apparatus for inflating a tire connected to a tire rim and indicating the pressure of a tire while the tire is on the rim includes an elongated body element for connection with the tire rim, an elongated valve element having indicia thereon slidably dispo... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5306187 | Inflator manifold having plastic parts An inflator manifold made of plastic materials that is as strong as metallic inflator manifolds and that has the same external dimensions of metallic inflator manifolds so that it meets industry strength and size standards. The outermost end of the inflat... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5211782 | Valve assembly for tubeless tire A tire valve assembly is provided that includes a valve stem with external threads and a valve core which is placed in an axial passage in the valve stem. The valve stem is installed in a hole provided in a wheel rim using a locknut that secures the stem ... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5119842 | Nozzle for inflatable objects An improved nozzle for inflatable objects including a nozzle seat, a first annular wall extending from which, a relatively thin ring portion on the first annular wall to serve as a bending position, a conical body defining an air inlet located on the ring... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5083581 | Nozzle for inflatable objects A nozzle for inflatable objects, made of a plastic material, including a nozzle seat adapted to engage with the inflatable object, a first annular wall extending from the nozzle seat, a relatively thin ring portion formed at top end of the first annular w... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5040562 | Pressure drop signal generating valve cap for pneumatic tires A valve cap adapted to be screwed onto the tire valve of a pneumatic tire generates a wireless transmissible pressure drop indication signal. The valve cap comprises a valve cap housing comprising a pressure chamber and a reference chamber. The non-blocka... | 08/20/1991 |
