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US 6,648,004 B2Granted
Air valve for inflatable article
AssigneePleasure Time Products (Hong Kong) Limited
InventorVincent Wai Shun Lau
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Abstract
An air valve assembly has a valve block that is permanently secured to an article and has a passageway through which air can pass. The assembly further includes a valve body made from a flexible material defining a through bore, and having a wall with an inner annular indent. The assembly also includes an air block made from a rigid material. The air block has an outer wall with a flange provided on the outer wall, and a plurality of air holes and a central passageway. The flange is fitted inside the indent to attach the air block to the valve body. The assembly also has a valve flap having a disk and a shaft, with the shaft inserted through the central passageway of the air block.
Claims17
An air valve assembly, comprising:
- a valve block that is adapted to be permanently secured to an article, the valve block having a passageway through which air can pass;
- a valve body having a wall that defines a through bore, and with the wall having an inner annular indent;
- an air block having an outer wall with a flange provided on the outer wall, the flange being fitted inside the indent to attach the air block inside the through bore of the valve body, the air block further including a plurality of air holes and a central passageway;
- a valve flap having a disk and a shaft inserted through the central passageway of the air block;
- wherein the valve body is fitted inside the passageway of the valve block;
- and
- a cap that is removably secured to the wall of the valve block.
4 more elements
An air valve assembly, comprising:
- a valve block that is adapted to be permanently secured to an article the valve block having a passageway through which air can pass;
- a valve body having a wall that defines a through bore and with the wall having an inner annular indent;
- an air block having an outer wall with a flange provided on the outer wall the flange being fitted inside the indent to attach the air block inside the through bore of the valve body the air block further including a plurality of air holes and a central passageway;
- a valve flap having a disk and a shaft inserted through the central passageway of the air block;
- wherein the valve body is fitted inside the passageway of the valve block;
- and
- wherein the inner annular indent is a first indent, and wherein the wall of the valve body has a second inner annular indent that receives a portion of the outer wall of the air block.
4 more elements
An air valve assembly, comprising:
- a valve block that is adapted to be permanently secured to an article the valve block having a passageway through which air can pass;
- a valve body having a wall that defines a through bore and with the wall having an inner annular indent;
- an air block having an outer wall with a flange provided on the outer wall the flange being fitted inside the indent to attach the air block inside the through bore of the valve body the air block further including a plurality of air holes and a central passageway;
- a valve flap having a disk and a shaft inserted through the central passageway of the air block;
- wherein the valve body is fitted inside the passageway of the valve block;
- and
- wherein the valve block further includes a cylindrical body and an annular flange extending from the cylindrical body, with the annular flange adapted to be permanently secured to an article.
4 more elements
An air valve assembly, comprising:
- a valve block that is adapted to be permanently secured to an article, the valve block having a passageway through which air can pass;
- a valve body having a wall that defines a through bore, and with the wall having a first inner annular indent and a second inner annular indent;
- an air block having an outer wall with a flange provided on the outer wall, the flange being fitted inside the first annular indent to attach the air block to the valve body, and a portion of the outer wall of the air block received inside the second inner annular indent, the air block further including a plurality of air holes and a central passageway;
- and
- a valve flap having a disk and a shaft inserted through the central passageway of the air block;
- wherein the valve body is fitted inside the passageway of the valve block.
3 more elements
An air valve assembly, comprising:
- a valve block that is adapted to be permanently secured to an article, the valve block having a passageway through which air can pass;
- a valve body having a wall that defines a through bore;
- an air block having an outer wall that is attached to the through bore of the valve body, the air block further including a plurality of air holes and a central passageway;
- a valve flap having a disk and a shaft inserted through the central passageway of the air block;
- wherein the valve body is fitted inside the passageway of the valve block;
- and
- a cap that is removably secured to the wall of the valve block.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.