Inflator valve connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12215795-B2
Application number	US-202318333644-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 13, 2023
Priority date	Jun 13, 2023
Publication date	Feb 4, 2025
Grant date	Feb 4, 2025

Abstract

An inflator valve connector includes a body, a guiding member and a lever. The body has a connecting end, an operating end and a guiding hole. The guiding member is rotatably and movably inserted through the guiding hole and is movable relative to the guiding hole between a first position and a second position. The guiding member has a pushing end, an inlet end and an air passage extending from the pushing end to the inlet end and communicating with the guiding hole. The lever is pivotally mounted to the operating end to selectively abut against the guiding member in a unlock position and a lock position, and the lever is configured to actuate the guiding member to move relative to the guiding hole.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An inflator valve connector comprising:
a body having a connecting end for connecting an air valve, an operating end opposite to the connecting end, and a guiding hole extending from the connecting end to the operating end, wherein the body is provided with an inner threaded portion formed on an inner wall surface of the guiding hole adjacent to the connecting end, and wherein the inner threaded portion is detachably engaged with an outer threaded portion of the air valve;
a guiding member rotatably inserted through the guiding hole and movable relative to the guiding hole between a first position and a second position, wherein the guiding member has a pushing end for pushing a valve core of the air valve, an inlet end for connecting to a high pressure air source, and an air passage extending from the pushing end to the inlet end and communicating with the guiding hole; and
a lever pivotally mounted to the operating end to selectively abut against the guiding member in a unlock position and a lock position, and wherein the lever is configured to actuate the guiding member to move relative to the guiding hole;
wherein the body is configured to rotate relative to the guiding member to cause the inner threaded portion to engage with or disengage from the outer threaded portion of the air valve.

2. The inflator valve connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the body is further provided with a connecting groove disposed at the operating end and communicating with the guiding hole, and wherein the lever is pivotally mounted to the connecting groove and pivotable relative to the connecting groove between the unlock position and the lock position.

3. The inflator valve connector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the body is further provided with at least one first pivoting portion formed on an inner wall surface of the connecting groove, wherein the lever is provided with at least one second pivoting portion and an actuating portion, and wherein the at least one second pivoting portion is pivotally connected to the at least one first pivoting portion.

4. The inflator valve connector as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the number of the at least one first pivoting portion is two, wherein the two first pivoting portions are symmetrically protruded from the inner wall surface of the connecting groove, wherein the number of the at least one second pivoting portion is two, wherein the two second pivoting portions are formed on a bottom side of the lever and each of the two second pivoting portions has an engaging groove, and wherein the two engaging grooves of the two second pivoting portions are pivotally engaged with the two first pivoting portions.

5. The inflator valve connector as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the guiding member is further provided with an abutted portion formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof, wherein the at least one second pivoting portion has a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface, and wherein the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface selectively abut against the abutted portion at the unlock position and the lock position, allowing the guiding member to move relative to the guiding hole and switch between the first position and the second position; wherein when the lever is in the unlock position, the guiding member is in the first position, and the first abutting surface abuts against the abutted portion, causing the pushing end to contact the valve core of the air valve; and wherein when the lever is in the lock position, the guiding member is in the second position, and the second abutting surface abuts against the abutted portion, causing the pushing end to push against the valve core of the air valve to open the air valve, allowing the air valve communicating with the air passage.

6. The inflator valve connector as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the guiding member is further provided with an airtight ring mounted around the outer peripheral surface thereof and disposed between the pushing end and the abutted portion, and wherein the airtight ring abuts against the inner wall surface of the guiding hole.

7. The inflator valve connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the body is further provided with an airtight member on the inner wall surface of the guiding hole adjacent to the connecting end, and wherein the airtight member is disposed adjacent to the inner threaded portion.

8. The inflator valve connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the body is further provided with an anti-slip portion formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof and disposed between the connecting end and the operating end.

Assignees

• Wu Scott

Inventors

• Wu Scott

Classifications

• F16L37/40

  with a lift valve being opened automatically when the coupling is applied · CPC title

• F16L37/18

  Joints tightened by eccentrics or rotatable cams · CPC title

• F16L37/20

  Joints tightened by toggle-action levers · CPC title

• F16L37/05

  tightened by the pressure of a mechanical organ · CPC title

• F16K31/524 Primary

  with a cam · CPC title