Pump valve adapter
AssigneeTrek Bicycle Corporation
InventorJames Haraughty
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Abstract
A nozzle adapter for use in converting a nozzle designed for use with Schrader type valves to a nozzle usable with Presta type valves is provided. The nozzle adapter includes an inner sleeve defining a central opening into which the Schrader nozzle can be inserted at one end. The adapter also includes an opening at the opposite end into which a Presta type valve can be inserted. The adapter includes a locking mechanism selectively operable by an outer sleeve that is slidably mounted to the inner sleeve to effectively retain the Schrader nozzle in alignment with the adapter to allow the Schrader nozzle to be utilized as a Presta nozzle.
Claims20
A connector for use in inflating a tire, the connector comprising:
- a) a nozzle including an airflow regulating means and adapted to be secured to a supply hose connected to an air pumping means opposite the nozzle, the nozzle adapted to engage a first valve;
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- b) an adapter releasably mountable around the nozzle opposite the supply hose and adapted to engage a second valve.
A method of inflating a tire including a valve, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a pumping apparatus including a pumping means and a dispensing nozzle operably connected to the pumping means and having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
- b. adjusting the nozzle to fit the valve;
- c. engaging the nozzle with the valve;
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- d. switching on the pumping means, wherein the step of adjusting the nozzle comprises releasably locking a nozzle adapter onto the exterior surface of the nozzle.
A method of inflating a tire including a valve, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a pumping apparatus including a pumping means and a dispensing nozzle operably connected to the pumping means and having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
- b. adjusting the nozzle to fit the valve;
- c. engaging the nozzle with the valve;
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- d. switching on the pumping means, wherein the step of adjusting the nozzle comprises unlocking a nozzle adapter from the exterior surface of the nozzle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.