Portable air pump including a piston movable relative to a cylinder provided with a first through-hole, a pivoting seat provided with a second through-hole, a connection member provided with a third through-hole, and a head seat provided with a fourth through-hole, wherein an axial member is mounted through the first through fourth through-holes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11408408-B2
Application number	US-202016916342-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2020
Priority date	Nov 19, 2019
Publication date	Aug 9, 2022
Grant date	Aug 9, 2022

Abstract

A portable air pump includes an inflation assembly, a head seat pivotally connected to the inflation assembly, a pressure gauge disposed in the head seat, a connection assembly pivotally connected to the inflation assembly, and an axial member. The inflation assembly includes a cylinder and a piston rod moveable relative to the cylinder to compress the air inside the cylinder. One end of the head seat is provided with the containing groove, and another end of the head seat is provided with a pedal portion. The connection assembly is adapted to connect with an air-inflatable object. The axial member is mounted through the inflation assembly and the head seat and is connected to the connection assembly. The axial member is provided with an airflow channel communicating with the cylinder, the containing groove, and the connection assembly.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A portable air pump comprising:
an inflation assembly including a cylinder and a piston rod moveable relative to the cylinder to compress the air inside the cylinder, wherein the cylinder is provided with a first through-hole, wherein the inflation assembly includes a pivoting seat connected to the cylinder and a connection member disposed in the cylinder, wherein the pivoting seat is provided with a second through-hole, wherein the connection member is provided with a third through-hole;
a head seat pivotally connected to the inflation assembly, wherein one end of the head seat is provided with a containing groove and wherein another end of the head seat is provided with a pedal portion, wherein the head seat is provided with a pivoting portion disposed between the containing groove and the pedal portion, and wherein the pivoting portion is provided with a fourth through-hole;
a pressure gauge disposed in the containing groove;
a connection assembly pivotally connected to the inflation assembly and adapted to connect with an air-inflatable object; and
an axial member mounted through the inflation assembly and the head seat and connected to the connection assembly, wherein the axial member is provided with an airflow channel communicating with the cylinder, the containing groove, and the connection assembly, and wherein the axial member is mounted through the first, second, third, and fourth through-holes.

2. The portable air pump as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the head seat is provided with a guiding hole communicating with the containing groove, wherein the axial member is provided with a first passage communicating with the cylinder and a second passage communicating with the containing groove, and wherein the first and second passages are communicated with the airflow channel.

3. The portable air pump as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a check valve assembly is disposed in the airflow channel to cause the first passage to unidirectionally communicate with the second passage.

4. The portable air pump as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the check valve assembly includes a check ball and a limit member abutting against the check ball.

5. The portable air pump as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the connection assembly includes an airflow tube, a joint member, and a valve connector, wherein two opposite ends of the airflow tube are connected to the joint member and the valve connector, wherein the joint member is provided with a first threaded portion, wherein the valve connector is adapted to connect with the air-inflatable object, wherein the axial member defines a distal end and a proximal end opposite to the distal end, and wherein the distal end is provided with a second threaded portion threadedly connected with the first threaded portion.

6. The portable air pump as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the distal end is abutted against a seal ring disposed between the joint member and the distal end.

7. The portable air pump as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cylinder is provided with a first pivoting recess communicating with the first through-hole, wherein the pivoting seat is provided with a second pivoting recess communicating with the second through-hole, wherein the connection member is provided with a third pivoting recess communicating with the third through-hole, and wherein the pivoting portion is pivotally connected to the first, second, and third pivoting recesses.

8. The portable air pump as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an outer periphery of the axial member is provided with at least one first airtight ring abutting against an inner periphery of the third through-hole, and at least one second airtight ring abutting against an inner periphery of the fourth through-hole.

9. The portable air pump as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pivoting seat is provided with a shoulder portion formed around an inner periphery of the second through-hole, wherein the joint member is provided with a first stop portion abutting against an outer periphery of the pivoting seat, and wherein the proximal end is provided with a second stop portion abutting against the shoulder portion.

10. The portable air pump as claimed in claim 1 , wherein one end of the piston rod is provided with a piston portion moveable relative to the cylinder, and wherein another end of the piston rod is pivotally connected with a handle detachably abutting against an outer periphery of the cylinder.

11. The portable air pump as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the inflation assembly includes a cover member disposed on the cylinder, wherein the piston rod is movably mounted through the cover member, and wherein the cover member is provided with a buckle portion detachably attached with the airflow tube.

Assignees

• Wu Scott

Inventors

• Wu Scott

Classifications

• F04B33/005 Primary

  specially adapted for inflating tyres of non-motorised vehicles, e.g. cycles, tricycles · CPC title

• F04B39/0016

  with valve arranged in the piston · CPC title