Storage devices for portable compressors
AssigneeIngersoll-Rand Company
InventorsChristian Corrigan, Theodore Flatt, William Hutchinson, William Keaton, David Rowe, David Stahlman, Charles Swartz
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Abstract
Apparatus for storing a hose or tools on a portable compressor. One embodiment of a hose storage device includes a support bar, a securing plate, and a locking bar. Another embodiment of a hose storage device includes a bracket, a hose reel, and a roller plate having a hose opening and at least one roller. One embodiment of a tool storage device includes a support structure having a top surface, a side surface, and a bottom surface. The tool storage device also includes a foam layer positioned between the top surface and the bottom surface.
Claims21
A storage device for storing a hose on a portable compressor, the storage device comprising:
- a support bar around which the hose can be wrapped;
- a securing plate coupled to the support bar, the securing plate including at least one hose-receiving opening;
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- a locking bar coupled to at least one of the securing plate and the support bar, the locking bar moveable between an open position in which the hose can be unwrapped from the support bar and a closed position in which the hose is locked with respect to the at least one hose-receiving opening.
A storage device for storing a hose on a portable compressor, the portable compressor including a frame and a housing, the storage device comprising:
- a bracket coupled to the frame inside the housing;
- a hose reel coupled to the bracket, the hose being wound around the hose reel;
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- a roller plate including a hose opening and at least one roller, the hose opening receiving the hose and the at least one roller allowing the hose to move smoothly.
A storage device for storing at least one tool on a portable compressor, the storage device comprising:
- a support structure including a top surface, a side surface, and a bottom surface,
- the side surface including at least one mounting hole,
- the top surface including at least one first tool-receiving hole, and
- the bottom surface including at least one second tool-receiving hole;
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- a foam layer positioned between the top surface and the bottom surface, the foam layer including at least one slit aligned with the at least one first tool-receiving hole and the at least one second tool-receiving hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.