Inflation seat assembly for an inflatable article
OwnerHsin-Tsai Wuinventor
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Abstract
An inflation seat assembly is adapted for connecting an inflatable article to a motor-driven air pump. The air pump has air inlet and outlet ports, and is operable so as to draw and supply air via the air inlet and air outlet ports, respectively. The inflation seat assembly includes a casing, an inlet check valve, an air outlet, and a closure member. The casing has a base wall, a peripheral wall, and a skirt flange. The base and peripheral walls cooperate to form a receiving space for retaining the air pump removably therein. The inlet check valve can be coupled to the air outlet port of the air pump, and permits air flow into the inflatable article. The air outlet is in fluid communication with the inflatable article. The closure member is used to close selectively the air outlet.
Claims14
An inflation seat assembly for connecting an inflatable article to a motor-driven air pump, the air pump having an air inlet port and an air outlet port and being operable so as to draw air via the air inlet port and to supply air via the air outlet port, said inflation seat assembly comprising:
- a casing having a base wall, a peripheral wall extending in a transverse direction from a periphery of said base wall, and a skirt flange extending outwardly from said peripheral wall, said base wall and said peripheral wall cooperating to form a receiving space that is adapted to retain the air pump removably therein, said casing being adapted to be extended into the inflatable article and being adapted to be connected sealingly to the inflatable article such that said receiving space is accessible externally of the inflatable article;
- an inlet check valve disposed on said base wall, said inlet check valve being adapted to be coupled to the air outlet port of the air pump and permitting air flow from the air outlet port into the inflatable article for inflating the inflatable article;
- an air outlet formed in said skirt flange and adapted to be in fluid communication with an interior of the inflatable article;
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- a closure member mounted on said air outlet for closing selectively said air outlet.
An air inflatable assembly comprising:
- an inflatable article formed with an opening;
- a motor-driven air pump having an air inlet port and an air outlet port and operable so as to draw air via said air inlet port and to supply air via said air outlet port;
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- an inflation seat assembly including
- a casing having a base wall, a peripheral wall extending in a transverse direction from a periphery of said base wall, and a skirt flange extending outwardly from said peripheral wall, said base wall and said peripheral wall cooperating to form a receiving space for retaining said air pump removably therein, said casing being extended into said inflatable article via said opening and being connected sealingly to said inflatable article such that said receiving space is accessible externally of said inflatable article,
- an inlet check valve disposed on said base wall, said inlet check valve being coupled removably to said air outlet port of said air pump and permitting air flow from said air outlet port into said inflatable article for inflating said inflatable article,
- an air outlet formed in said skirt flange and in fluid communication with an interior of said inflatable article, and
- a closure member mounted on said air outlet for closing selectively said air outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.