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US 2017/0370487 A1Published application
Valve for inflation/deflation
AssigneeArgon Technologies, Inc. DBA Klymit
InventorsMatthew Maxfield, Cory Tholl
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Abstract
Apparatus and method of a valve assembly that may be integrated into an inflatable device. The valve assembly may include a valve that is rotatable within a housing. The valve may allow for one-way passage of air either into or out of the inflatable device depending on the configuration of the valve. The valve system may provide an easy way to both inflate and deflate an inflation device with minimal effort from a user.
Claims22
A valve assembly comprising:
- an inflatable device;
- a housing integrated with the inflatable device, the housing configured to engage a valve;
- a cap;
- and
- a valve configured to rotate about an axis within the housing.
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A system comprising:
- an inflatable device;
- a housing integrated with a portion of a perimeter of the inflatable device, the housing configured to engage a valve;
- a valve configured to rotate about an axis within the housing.
A method of using a valve assembly comprising:
- providing an inflatable device;
- integrating a housing on a perimeter of the inflatable device;
- positioning a valve within a housing;
- rotating the valve within the housing to a first configuration, wherein a first stop engages a first void;
- inflating the inflatable device by pushing air in a first one way direction from outside the inflatable device to inside the inflatable device;
- and
- preventing air from escaping from the inside of the inflatable device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.