Portable air pump and inflator system with a vibration damping base
AssigneeThe Noco Company
InventorsStephen Lambert, Matthew Michael Bosway
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Abstract
Systems and methods disclosed herein include a portable air pump and inflator system comprising an electric air compressor, a compressor housing enclosing the electric air compressor, an air hose attached or attachable to an air outlet of the electric air compressor, and a housing base attached to the compressor housing. The housing base comprises a rigid base portion that is attached to the compressor housing and a plurality of flexible foot extensions that extend from the rigid base portion. The flexible foot extensions are configured to support the portable air pump and inflator system on a surface and dampen vibrations caused by the operation of the electric air compressor.
Claims16
A portable air pump and inflator system, comprising:
- an electric air compressor;
- a compressor housing enclosing the electric air compressor;
- an air hose attached or attachable to an air outlet of the electric air compressor;
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- a housing base attached to the compressor housing, the housing base comprising
- a rigid base portion that is attached to the compressor housing, and
- a plurality of first flexible foot extensions that are substantially U-shaped and extend laterally from the rigid base portion in a first direction;
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- a plurality of second flexible foot extensions that are substantially U-shaped and extend laterally from the rigid base portion in a second direction away from the first direction, the first and second flexible foot extensions configured to support the portable air pump and inflator system on a surface, wherein the first and second flexible foot extensions dampen vibrations caused by operation of the electric air compressor, wherein the rigid base portion and the first and second flexible foot extensions are configured to define slots into which the air hose may be inserted to wrap around the portable air pump and inflator system, wherein the housing base is at a bottom of the portable air pump and inflator system when the portable air pump and inflator system is in an upright position.
A housing base for a portable air pump and inflator system, the housing base comprising:
- a rigid base portion that is attached to or attachable to a compressor housing, and
- a plurality of first flexible foot extensions that are substantially U-shaped and extend laterally from the rigid base portion in a first direction;
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- a plurality of second flexible foot extensions that are substantially U-shaped and extend laterally from the rigid base portion in a second direction away from the first direction, the first and second flexible foot extensions configured to support the portable air pump and inflator system on a surface, the first and second flexible foot extensions defining slots into which an air hose of the portable air pump and inflator system may be inserted, wherein inner portions of the first and second flexible foot extensions include one or more ridges configured to retain the air hose;
- wherein the first and second flexible foot extensions dampen vibrations caused by operation of the portable air pump and inflator system, wherein the housing base is configured to be positioned at a bottom of the portable air pump and inflator system when the portable air pump and inflator system is in an upright position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.