Quick inflation device with a safety means
OwnerScott Wuinventor
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Abstract
A quick inflation device includes a body having a compartment for removably receiving a gas container containing pressurized gas. A gas outlet is defined in the body and has an end communicated with the compartment. A safety device comprises a first end and a second end. The second end of the safety device is releasably engaged with the body when in a safety position. The first end of the safety device is movable between a non-actuating position and an actuating position. A piercing member mounted in the body is not actuated by the first end of the safety device when in the non-actuating position. The piercing member is actuated by the first end of the safety device to unseal a sealing member in the gas container when in the actuating position.
Claims20
A quick inflation device comprising:
- a body comprising a first compartment for removably receiving a gas container containing pressurized gas, the gas container being sealed by a sealing member;
- an outlet passage defined in the body and having a first end communicated with the first compartment and a second end, a nozzle being mounted in the second end of the outlet passage for supplying pressurized gas from the gas container to an object to be inflated;
- means mounted in the body for unsealing the sealing member;
- a safety lever including a first end pivotally mounted to the body about an axis and a second end for manual operation, the second end of the safety lever being engaged with the body when in a safety position, the second end of the safety lever being movable between an inoperative position and an operative position when the second end of the safety lever is disengaged from the body;
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- a trigger including a first end pivotally mounted to the body about the axis and a second end operably connected to the unsealing means, the second end of the trigger being movable between a non-actuating position and an actuating position;
- the safety lever being pivotable about the axis independent of the trigger when not in the operative position, the trigger and the safety lever pivot jointly about the axis when the safety lever is pivoted from the operative position along a direction away from the safety position;
- the unsealing means not being actuated by the second end of the trigger when the trigger is in the non-actuating position, the unsealing means being actuated by the second end of the trigger to unseal the sealing member when the trigger is in the actuating position.
A quick inflation device comprising:
- a body comprising a first compartment for removably receiving a gas container containing pressurized gas, the gas container being sealed by a sealing member;
- an outlet passage defined in the body and having a first end communicated with the first compartment and a second end, a nozzle being mounted in the second end of the outlet passage for supplying pressurized gas from the gas container to an object to be inflated;
- means mounted in the body for unsealing the sealing member;
- a safety lever including a first end pivotally mounted to the body and a second end for manual operation, the second end of the safety lever being engaged with the body when in a safety position, the second end of the safety lever being movable between an inoperative position and an operative position when the second end of the safety lever is disengaged from the body;
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- a trigger including a first end pivotally mounted to the body and a second end operably connected to the unsealing means, the second end of the trigger being movable between a non-actuating position and an actuating position;
- the safety lever being pivotable independent of the trigger when not in the operative position, the trigger and the safety lever pivot jointly when the safety lever is pivoted from the operative position along a direction away from the safety position;
- the unsealing means not being actuated by the second end of the trigger when the trigger is in the non-actuating position, the unsealing means being actuated by the second end of the trigger to unseal the sealing member when the trigger is in the actuating position, wherein the body includes a second compartment into which the second end of the trigger extends, the second compartment being communicated with the first compartment, the first end of the trigger and the safety lever being located outside the body.
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