Inflator valve connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12449079-B2
Application number	US-202418440419-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 13, 2024
Priority date	May 3, 2023
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

An inflator valve connector includes a body, a connecting assembly, a pushing member, and a lever. The body has an air channel. The connecting assembly is rotatably connected to the body and configured to connect with an air valve. The pushing member is movably inserted through the body and the connecting assembly between a first position and a second position, and has a pushing end and a pushed end. The pushing member is provided with at least one air passage communicating with the air channel. The lever is selectively abutting against the pushed end in an unlock position and a lock position and is configured to actuate the pushing member to move relative to the body and the connecting assembly.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An inflator valve connector comprising:
a body having an air channel configured to couple with a high pressure air source, wherein the body is provided with a through hole communicating with the air channel;
a connecting assembly rotatably connected to the body and configured to connect with an air valve, wherein the connecting assembly includes a first connecting member rotatably inserted into the through hole, and a second connecting member connected to the first connecting member, wherein the first connecting member has a connecting end connecting to the second connecting member, and an operating end opposite to the connecting end, wherein the second connecting member protrudes from the through hole and has a distal end configured to connect with the air valve, and a proximal end connected to the connecting end;
a pushing member movably inserted through the body and the connecting assembly between a first position and a second position, wherein the pushing member has a pushing end configured to push against a valve core of the air valve, and a pushed end disposed opposite to the pushing end, wherein the pushing member is provided with at least one air passage communicating with the air channel;
a lever selectively abutting against the pushed end of the pushing member in an unlock position and a lock position, wherein the lever is configured to actuate the pushing member to move relative to the body and the connecting assembly, wherein the lever is eccentrically pivotally mounted on the operating end, wherein the lever has a pivoting portion and an actuation portion, wherein the pivoting portion has a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface selectively abutting against the pushed end of the pushing member; and
a biasing member configured to bias the pushing member towards the first position;
wherein when the lever abuts against the pushing member in the unlock position, the pushing member is in the first position, and the first abutting surface abuts against the pushed end;
wherein when the lever abuts the pushing member in the lock position, the pushing member is in the second position, and the second abutting surface abuts against the pushed end to actuate the pushing end to push against the valve core of the air valve, allowing the at least one air passage to communicate with an interior of the air valve, and the biasing member is compressed.

2. The inflator valve connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first connecting member is provided with a first connecting hole extending from the connecting end to the operating end, an operating portion located at the operating end, and a notch groove located in the operating portion, wherein the first connecting hole communicates with the through hole, wherein the biasing member is arranged in the first connecting hole, wherein the operating portion protrudes from the through hole, wherein a pivoting member is inserted through the operating portion, the notch groove, and the pivoting portion, allowing the pivoting portion to be eccentrically pivotally mounted in the notch groove, wherein the second connecting member is provided with a second connecting hole extending from the distal end to the proximal end, and wherein the pushing member is movably inserted through the first connecting hole and the second connecting hole.

3. The inflator valve connector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first connecting member is provided with a first threaded portion disposed at the connecting end, and wherein the second connecting member is provided with a second threaded portion disposed at the proximal end and detachably engaged with the first threaded portion.

4. The inflator valve connector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the second connecting member is provided with an inner threaded portion disposed on an inner surface of the second connecting hole adjacent to the distal end, and wherein the inner threaded portion is configured to detachably engage with an outer threaded portion of the air valve.

5. The inflator valve connector as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the second connecting member is provided with an airtight member arranged on the inner surface of the second connecting hole adjacent to the distal end, and wherein the airtight member is located adjacent to the inner threaded portion.

6. The inflator valve connector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first connecting member is provided with a shoulder portion disposed on an inner surface of the first connecting hole, wherein the pushing member is provided with a body portion extending from the pushing end towards the pushed end, and a head portion located at the pushed end, wherein the at least one air passage is formed in the body portion, and wherein one end of the biasing member abuts against the shoulder portion, and an other end of the biasing member abuts against the head portion to bias against the pushing member.

7. The inflator valve connector as claimed in claim 6 , wherein an airtight ring is mounted on the head portion and abuts against the inner surface of the first connecting hole.

8. An inflator valve connector comprising:
a body having an air channel configured to couple with a high pressure air source, wherein the body defines a first end and a second end and is provided with a through hole extending from the first end to the second end and communicating with the air channel, and a notch groove located at the second end and communicating with the through hole, wherein the body has a limiting groove disposed on an outer surface of the first end;
a connecting assembly rotatably connected to the body and configured to connect with an air valve, wherein the connecting assembly includes a first connecting member, a second connecting member, and a fastener, wherein the first connecting member has a distal end configured to connect with the air valve and a proximal end rotatably connected to the first end, and is provided with a connecting hole extending from the distal end to the proximal end, wherein the second connecting member is rotatably sleeved on the first end and connected to the proximal end, and wherein the fastener is engaged in the limiting groove;
a pushing member movably inserted through the body and the connecting assembly between a first position and a second position, wherein the pushing member is movably inserted through the through hole and the connecting hole, wherein the pushing member has a pushing end configured to push against a valve core of the air valve, and a pushed end disposed opposite to the pushing end, wherein the pushing member is provided with at least one air passage communicating with the air channel;
a lever selectively abutting against the pushed end of the pushing member in an unlock position and a lock position, wherein the lever is configured to actuate the pushing member to move relative to the body and the connecting assembly, wherein the lever has a pivoting portion and an actuation portion, wherein the pivoting portion has a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface selectively abutting against the pushed end of the pushing member;
a biasing member configured to bias the pushing member towards the first position, wherein the biasing member is arranged in the through hole;
a pivoting member inserted through the second end, the notch groove, and the pivoting portion, allowing the pivoting portion to be eccentrically pivotally mounted in the notch groove;
wherein when the lever abuts against the pushing member in the unlock position, the pushing member is in the first position, and the first abutting surface abuts against the pushed end;
wherein when the lever abuts the pushing member in the lock position, the pushing member is in the second position, and

Assignees

• Wu Scott

Inventors

• Wu Scott

Classifications

• F16L37/44 Primary

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