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US 12,416,300 B2Granted
Inflator having an outlet rotatable relative to a handle
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsDarren B. Moss, Ashok Samuel Baskar, Oleksiy P. Sergyeyenko, Tyler M. Knight
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Abstract
An inflator includes a housing, a handle formed by the housing, a motor housed in the housing, a trigger configured to activate the motor, an inlet having an inlet axis that is generally parallel or concentric with a longitudinal axis of the motor, an outlet which is transverse to the inlet and a fan configured to draw air in through the inlet and blow air out through the outlet. The inlet is generally transverse to the handle. The position of the outlet is rotatable relative to the handle.
Claims11
An inflator, comprising:
- a tool base unit, the tool base unit comprising a handle, a motor and a trigger;
- and
- an inflator tool head removably attached to the tool base unit;
- wherein the inflator tool head comprises an air inlet, an air outlet and a fan configured to draw air in through the air inlet and blow air out through the air outlet;
- wherein the inflator tool head comprises a connection portion and a fan housing portion;
- wherein the fan is disposed in the fan housing portion;
- and
- wherein the fan housing portion is rotatable with respect to the connection portion.
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A high-volume, low pressure inflator, comprising:
- a housing;
- a handle formed by the housing;
- a motor housed in the housing;
- a trigger configured to activate the motor;
- an inflator head portion;
- an inlet having an inlet axis that is generally parallel or concentric with a longitudinal axis of the motor;
- an outlet which is transverse to the inlet;
- a fan configured to draw air in through the inlet and blow air out through the outlet;
- wherein the inlet is generally transverse to the handle;
- wherein the position of the outlet is rotatable relative to the handle;
- wherein the inflator head portion comprises a connection portion and a fan housing portion;
- wherein the fan is disposed in the fan housing portion;
- and
- wherein the fan housing portion includes the outlet and is rotatable with respect to the connection portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.