Compressible air pump
AssigneeWindcatcher Technology LLC
InventorRyan Christopher Frayne
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Abstract
A compressible air pump comprises a flexible pump body defining an interior volume. The compressible air pump defines at least one entry opening having a corresponding one-way valve configured to permit air to enter the interior volume of the pump body and an exit opening configured to direct air out of the pump body. The compressible air pump is biased by to an inflated or expanded configuration by a biasing member secured to sidewalls of the pump body. Upon compressing the pump body, the one-way valves associated with the entry opening seals, the air pressure within the pump body increases, and air is directed at an increased pressure out of the exit opening.
Claims12
A manually actuated air pump comprising:
- a flexible pump body defined by a plurality of flexible walls comprising one or more sidewalls extending between a top wall and a bottom wall, the flexible walls defining an interior volume;
- at least one one-way valve defined in the top wall and configured to permit air to enter the interior volume through an entry opening;
- at least one exit opening extending through one of the one or more sidewalls and configured to direct air out of the flexible pump body;
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- a coiled spring secured to the one or more sidewalls between the top wall and the bottom wall, wherein the coiled spring is configured to bias the flexible pump body to an inflated configuration in which the interior volume is filled with air and to be compressed into a compressed configuration in which the interior volume is reduced;
- wherein the air pump is configured such that compressing the flexible pump body causes the air within the interior volume of the pump body to be directed out of the at least one exit opening, and expansion of the pump body from the compressed configuration to the inflated configuration causes air to flow through the one-way valve and inflate the interior volume.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.