Bicycle tire pump

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020362841-A1
Application number	US-201916413878-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 16, 2019
Priority date	May 16, 2019
Publication date	Nov 19, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A pump for inflating tires with air is provided. The pump includes a body having a base and a top portion and a cutout configured to receive a tire of a bicycle. The base is configured to be anchored to the ground. The pump includes a handle assembly including a piston rod and a handle bar. The pump includes a tube positioned in the body and secured to at least one plate in the body. The tube slidably receives the piston rod and is connected to an air line. The pump includes a hose connected to the air line and extending from the body. The hose has a head configured to engage a nozzle of the tire. When the piston rod is moved downward within the tube, air is displaced from the tube and through the air line to the hose such that the head dispenses air.

First claim

1 . A pump for inflating tires with air, comprising:
a body having a base and a cutout configured to receive a tire of a bicycle, wherein the base is configured to be anchored to the ground; a handle assembly including a piston rod and a handle bar; a tube positioned in the body and secured to at least one plate in the body, the tube slidably receiving the piston rod and being connected to an air line; and a hose connected to the air line and extending from the body, the hose having a head configured to engage a nozzle of the tire; wherein, when the piston rod is moved downward within the tube, air is displaced from the tube and through the air line to the hose such that the head dispenses air.

2 . The pump of claim 1 , further including a top portion that is detachably connected by a fastener to a tab located in the body.

3 . The pump of claim 2 , wherein the tab is part of a ring connected to an interior surface of the body.

4 . The pump of claim 1 , wherein the tube is secured to an upper plate and a lower plate in the body.

5 . The pump of claim 4 , wherein the tube includes first and second annular grooves, wherein the first annular groove receives a portion of the upper plate and the second annular groove receives a portion of the lower plate.

6 . The pump of claim 1 , further including at least one plate connected to the body inside the cutout.

7 . The pump of claim 1 , further including a protective plate on an exterior of the body configured to engage the nozzle head.

8 . The pump of claim 1 , further comprising a pressure gauge mounted to the body.

9 . The pump of claim 1 , wherein the air line comprises:
a first air line that is connected at a first end to a first fitting extending from the tube and that is connected at a second end to a check valve; a second air line that is connected at a first end to the check valve and that is connected at a second end to a splitter; a third air line that is connected at a first end to the splitter and that is connected at a second end to a second fitting connected to the pressure gauge; and a fourth air line that is connected at a first end to the splitter and that is connected at a second end to a third fitting connected to the hose.

10 . The pump of claim 1 , wherein the cutout extends through the base.

11 . A pump for inflating tires with air, comprising:
a body having a base and a top portion and a cutout configured to receive a tire of a bicycle, wherein the base is configured to be anchored to the ground and the top portion is detachably connected by a fastener to a tab positioned in the body; a handle assembly including a piston rod and a handle bar; a tube positioned in the body and secured to an upper plate and a lower plate in the body, the tube slidably receiving the piston rod and being connected to an air line; and a hose connected to the air line and extending from the body, the hose having a head configured to engage a nozzle of the tire; wherein, when the piston rod is moved downward within the tube, air is displaced from the tube and through the air line to the hose such that the head dispenses air.

12 . The pump of claim 11 , wherein the tab is part of a ring connected to an interior surface of the body.

13 . The pump of claim 11 , wherein the tube includes first and second annular grooves, wherein the first annular groove receives a portion of the upper plate and the second annular groove receives a portion of the lower plate.

14 . The pump of claim 11 , further including at least one plate connected to the body inside the cutout.

15 . The pump of claim 11 , further including a protective plate on an exterior of the body configured to engage the nozzle head.

16 . The pump of claim 11 , further comprising a pressure gauge mounted to the body.

17 . The pump of claim 11 , wherein the air line comprises:
a first air line that is connected at a first end to a first fitting extending from the tube and that is connected at a second end to a check valve; a second air line that is connected at a first end to the check valve and that is connected at a second end to a splitter; a third air line that is connected at a first end to the splitter and that is connected at a second end to a second fitting connected to the pressure gauge; and a fourth air line that is connected at a first end to the splitter and that is connected at a second end to a third fitting connected to the hose.

18 . The pump of claim 11 , wherein the hose is made in part of threaded metal.

19 . The pump of claim 11 , wherein the piston rod includes a piston head on which is mounted two flexible gaskets that each form a seal with an interior wall of the tube.

20 . The pump of claim 11 , wherein the cutout extends through the base.

Assignees

• Everlast Climbing Ind Inc

Inventors

• Greenblatt Joel

Classifications

• F04B39/123

  Fluid connections · CPC title

• F04B33/005 Primary

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

• F04B39/121

  Casings · CPC title

• B62H3/04

  involving forked supports of brackets for holding a wheel (B62H3/08 takes precedence) · CPC title