CA1246030A - Air compressor with air hose storage apparatus - Google Patents
Air compressor with air hose storage apparatusInfo
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A portable air compressor is disclosed which comprises an air compression chamber and a hose connected to the chamber.
An air pressure gauge is located close to but is spaced from the chamber. The invention includes a hose storage device which is formed by an outer wall of the gauge and is adapted for receiving the hose. The advance in the art is in the provision of a simple, convenient and low cost means for-storing the air hose on the compressor itself.
A portable air compressor is disclosed which comprises an air compression chamber and a hose connected to the chamber.
An air pressure gauge is located close to but is spaced from the chamber. The invention includes a hose storage device which is formed by an outer wall of the gauge and is adapted for receiving the hose. The advance in the art is in the provision of a simple, convenient and low cost means for-storing the air hose on the compressor itself.
Description
XEROX TELECOPIER 495;14- 1~-84; 3:47PM : ~ ~435630903;# 2 RUG. 14 '84 15: 40 BLflCK ~ DECKER R~LEIGH H~! P. 0Z
12~3~
AIR COMPRESSOR WITH A~ HOSE ~TORAGE APPARATUS
~c~ro~und ~_the Invent~on The in~/entton rela~es to ~ir compr~ssor& and, mcre p~rtlcularly, t~
a ~eans ~or stor1ng fln atr hose for th~ compressor when not 1n us~.
Prior portable air compr~ssors, such as those powered fro~ a 12 volt cig~rette ~1ghter receptacle, ha~e rel~ed on a pluna1lty of designs for stora~e of the 21r hose when not ;n use. The priQr de4igns hav~ not: proven ~o ~e entirety satlsfactory. For ex~mple, 1n one compressor, the hose is roll~d and stored ~n a box-shaped po¢ket tn the molded pl~st1c compressor h~using.
This design requ~res a spe~i~l enclosure to be molded ln the housing and thus adds to the cos~ and complexity a~ ~he un~t. In ~ second type, the hose ts rolled and stored in a carry1ng case ~or the ccmpressor. This d~slgn does not prov~de a means ~or hose ~orage except when the u~ is ln ~ts ~se. Th~s 1s obv~ously tn~onv~nlent as many users do not tore ~he un~t ln 1ts case all or part of the t1me. In s~ilt a thtrd type, ~he hose ~s very short in leng~h and no s~ora~e is requ;red. The third design sl~f~ers from the d;s4dYantage that the hose length 1s too short for eonv~ntent use. The short hose length requires the unit to be hand-held for most applicatlon ~ Sumaa~y of the Invention Accordln~ly, it 1$ an ob3ect o~ this iment~on 1s ~o provide po~table a~r compressor wlth a s~mple, conven1ent an~ low cost~ ns for storin~ an ~tr hose on the compressor i~self.
Another ob~ect of th~ inY~ntlon 1s to provide ~ hosQ storage apparatus on the compressor whîch ~equir@s only m1nor modlfieat10n of the compressor to ~ccommodate the hose stor2ge. These and other ob~ects o~
the ~nvention whlch wlll ~e apparent from rev;ew~ng the follo~ing detall~d XEROX TELECOPIER 495;14- 8-E34; 3:4E31~M : ~ Z43~630903:# 3 RUG. 14 r~4 1~; 41 BLRCK & DECKER RRLE:I~iH H~! P~ 0~
~2~603~
descrlp~lon and accompanying clalms ~re acoompllshed by an alr Gompr0~sor Wlth a hose storage means compr1s1ng an outer ~ur~ace of a m~mb~r sn the compre~sor base and a ehannel In an outer wall o~ thé compressor air col7press~0n cham~er~ In the preferred embodlment, the member 1s spool-shap~d and contalns an a~ ~ressure gage. The hose ~s s~ored ~y belng wrapped around the member an~ the ch mber. To re~4in the hose in th~ s~or~e pos~tion~ the d1st~1 end of the hose i5 loosely wedged between the m~mber ~nd the chamber.
~r~ef Desc~E~n_o~ ~he ~rswlngs F1g. 1 1s a perspe~tive view of an a;r compPessor accordlng to this ~nvent~on. The ~tr hose is shown in the unwrapp~d cond~t10n~
Ft~, 2 ~s a ~ragmentary, persp~cttYe vle~ o~ ~h~ air compressor of F1g. 1 wlth the a~r hose shown ~o the s~ora3e posltlon.
~escrfption of the Preferred Embod~ment Figs. 1 and ~ illus~rat~ ln perspect1ve ~n electrically powered alr compressor 11 for ~nflatlng tlre-, b~lls, alr matt ~sses and the l~ke 1n accordance wlth a preferred embod1ment of thls ~nvention. Compre~sor 11 comprlses an a1r compresslon chamber 13 supported on ~ b~se 15, wlth a flex~ble ~preferably rubber) hose 17 connected to an exhaust port Q~ chamber 13. The details o~ the internal construct10n and operatlon nf compressor 11 to generate alr pressure ~or~s no part of th~ invent~on hereln and ~tll therefdre bQ descr1bed only briefl~ herein.
A~r press~re i5 ~ener4t~d by ~ p;ston and cyl~nder apparatus (nst shown) housed ~n~chamber 13. The plston ~ 4perated by an elec~rlc ~o~or Inot shown) housed in base 15 and is:~nterconnected to the plston by a gear tr~in (not shown). ~he eleetrie motor ls pre~erably pow~red by a 12 volt supply o~
~n automnblle. The ~otor ~s connectlble to the ~uto supply Y1a an ~1~C~P1C~1 .
~:4~3~
cord lg and plug 21 whlch ~its ~nto the auto clgar2~te 11~ht~r receptacl~ 5not shown). When not 1n use, cord 19 Is wrapped ~round a channel 23 f~r~ed In base lS. It wlll, of co~rse, be understood that the motor mAy b~ power~d ln Y other conventtonal manner.
~ he present inv~ntlon resides In a pract1cal ~nd conven1ent means 25 for storlng hose 17 when compre~sor 11 18 not ~n use. Hose storage me~ns 25 comprlses a spool-shaped member 28, ~ channel 27 ~ormed in chamber 13 ~or recelv~ng one or more wraps o~ hose 17 ln the stora~e posltlon and a pro~ectton 26 on ch~mber 13 ~or ~ngaglng ~nd retaln1ng hsse 17 ~n a flxed poslt1cn ln ch~nnel 27. Member ~8 lnclu~es an outer wall ~9 ~or r0cel~1n~ th~
hose wraps and a rlm 31 on the dlst~l en~ of member 28 wh1ch 1s tr~nsverse to an~ extends beyond outer w~ll Z9. Rlm 31 ~lds ~n the retentlon o~ the wraps of hos~ on outer wal1 29.
In the preferred embodlment mem~er 28 Includes sn air pressure gage 33 whlch ls connected to the exhaust port ~no~ shown) of chamber 13. However, tt w~ll be appr~ctated th~t ~n alr pr~ssu~e g~ge ls an opt10nal feature o~
compressor ll and may b~ o~tted. Member 28 h~s the same ex~ern~l con~lguratlon reg~rdloss o~ whether ht r gage 33 ls lncluded th~reln. Wh4n gage 33 ls omltted~ member 28 1s slmply ~ hollow m~mber, Th2 ~xternal walls o~ ch~ber 13, base 15 and member 28 are pre~r~bly constru~ted o~ molded plastlc. However, other mater1Als ar~ also su1table and may b~ u~ed If des~red.
For ~torage, hose 17 i ~irst wrapped around chamb~r 13 ln ch~nnel 27 unter pro~ect10n 26, Then~ hose 17 ls wr~pp~d Almo~t ~wlce around ou~r wall 29 of member 28. The d1st~1 end of hos~ 17 term1nates In an ~lr va~ve coupl~ng 35. Coupl1ng 35 1s longer th~n ~he m~n1mum sp~clng between chamber .
_ .
f~UG. 14 '84 15:42 BLQCK & DECKER RRLEIGH Ha P~05 ~L~4~
13 And n~rber 28 ~nd t~ loosely we~3ed be~een ch~mber 13 ~nt m~er 28~ ~4re spec~flcally, couplin~ 35 rests ~nd ~5 ~1ased, ~y hose 17 wht~h ~ a1~t1c, ~g~lnst the outar wall ~ ~hamber 13 ~nd the wrap~ o~ hos2 around ~b~r ~8.
The length o~ hose 17 and the d~ameters of chamb~r 13 ~nd n~mber 28 are s1~ed such th~t coupl1n~ 35 ls ~e~tned ~nu~ 1n place ~or hose ~tsra~e.
~ s wlll be appreol3ted, hos~ ~tora~e means 2 p~o~des a s1mple, low co~t ~pparatus for r@t~n1ng hose 17 ln ~ ne~tly wr~pped con~ rAtton on the upper portion of compres~or 11~ By ustn~ the out~r walls o~ ch~ber 13 and member 28 supportlng gage 33 ~ln the pre~erred ~mbod~ment), the conponents perform, 1n part, a double functlon ther~by enh~nc1ng th~ ~mplt~ity ~n~ low cost of th~ des1~
A stlll further ~dv~nta~e of thls lnY~ntton resu~ts frorn the close ~p~cln~ of ch~ber 1~ ~nd member 28 ~o ~h~t dls~l hose Qnd 36 m~y be wedged the~ebetween and ret~ned In thls po~1tilon by the bl~s o~ hose 17. Thus, the hose ma~y be slmply ~nd conven~en~ly mvvod by I user betw~en ~ wr~pped cond1tlon ~or stor~gs and ~n unwrapped condtt~on for ~l5e ~f compressar 1.1.
The tnv~nt~on hRs bQen expla1ned ln ~onnect10n wlth cert~ln prg~oPr~d embodlments thereo~. Other embodlmQnts and motl~lcdt~ons o~ ~h2 praf@rrQd embodlments wlll be app~lrent to thoge ~k111~d ~n the Art.
~ccordlngly! lt Is lntended th~t ~11 s~lch embodlments and modl~1c~t10n~
thereo~ be comprehended wtth~n the scope of the appended ~l~lms.
. .
12~3~
AIR COMPRESSOR WITH A~ HOSE ~TORAGE APPARATUS
~c~ro~und ~_the Invent~on The in~/entton rela~es to ~ir compr~ssor& and, mcre p~rtlcularly, t~
a ~eans ~or stor1ng fln atr hose for th~ compressor when not 1n us~.
Prior portable air compr~ssors, such as those powered fro~ a 12 volt cig~rette ~1ghter receptacle, ha~e rel~ed on a pluna1lty of designs for stora~e of the 21r hose when not ;n use. The priQr de4igns hav~ not: proven ~o ~e entirety satlsfactory. For ex~mple, 1n one compressor, the hose is roll~d and stored ~n a box-shaped po¢ket tn the molded pl~st1c compressor h~using.
This design requ~res a spe~i~l enclosure to be molded ln the housing and thus adds to the cos~ and complexity a~ ~he un~t. In ~ second type, the hose ts rolled and stored in a carry1ng case ~or the ccmpressor. This d~slgn does not prov~de a means ~or hose ~orage except when the u~ is ln ~ts ~se. Th~s 1s obv~ously tn~onv~nlent as many users do not tore ~he un~t ln 1ts case all or part of the t1me. In s~ilt a thtrd type, ~he hose ~s very short in leng~h and no s~ora~e is requ;red. The third design sl~f~ers from the d;s4dYantage that the hose length 1s too short for eonv~ntent use. The short hose length requires the unit to be hand-held for most applicatlon ~ Sumaa~y of the Invention Accordln~ly, it 1$ an ob3ect o~ this iment~on 1s ~o provide po~table a~r compressor wlth a s~mple, conven1ent an~ low cost~ ns for storin~ an ~tr hose on the compressor i~self.
Another ob~ect of th~ inY~ntlon 1s to provide ~ hosQ storage apparatus on the compressor whîch ~equir@s only m1nor modlfieat10n of the compressor to ~ccommodate the hose stor2ge. These and other ob~ects o~
the ~nvention whlch wlll ~e apparent from rev;ew~ng the follo~ing detall~d XEROX TELECOPIER 495;14- 8-E34; 3:4E31~M : ~ Z43~630903:# 3 RUG. 14 r~4 1~; 41 BLRCK & DECKER RRLE:I~iH H~! P~ 0~
~2~603~
descrlp~lon and accompanying clalms ~re acoompllshed by an alr Gompr0~sor Wlth a hose storage means compr1s1ng an outer ~ur~ace of a m~mb~r sn the compre~sor base and a ehannel In an outer wall o~ thé compressor air col7press~0n cham~er~ In the preferred embodlment, the member 1s spool-shap~d and contalns an a~ ~ressure gage. The hose ~s s~ored ~y belng wrapped around the member an~ the ch mber. To re~4in the hose in th~ s~or~e pos~tion~ the d1st~1 end of the hose i5 loosely wedged between the m~mber ~nd the chamber.
~r~ef Desc~E~n_o~ ~he ~rswlngs F1g. 1 1s a perspe~tive view of an a;r compPessor accordlng to this ~nvent~on. The ~tr hose is shown in the unwrapp~d cond~t10n~
Ft~, 2 ~s a ~ragmentary, persp~cttYe vle~ o~ ~h~ air compressor of F1g. 1 wlth the a~r hose shown ~o the s~ora3e posltlon.
~escrfption of the Preferred Embod~ment Figs. 1 and ~ illus~rat~ ln perspect1ve ~n electrically powered alr compressor 11 for ~nflatlng tlre-, b~lls, alr matt ~sses and the l~ke 1n accordance wlth a preferred embod1ment of thls ~nvention. Compre~sor 11 comprlses an a1r compresslon chamber 13 supported on ~ b~se 15, wlth a flex~ble ~preferably rubber) hose 17 connected to an exhaust port Q~ chamber 13. The details o~ the internal construct10n and operatlon nf compressor 11 to generate alr pressure ~or~s no part of th~ invent~on hereln and ~tll therefdre bQ descr1bed only briefl~ herein.
A~r press~re i5 ~ener4t~d by ~ p;ston and cyl~nder apparatus (nst shown) housed ~n~chamber 13. The plston ~ 4perated by an elec~rlc ~o~or Inot shown) housed in base 15 and is:~nterconnected to the plston by a gear tr~in (not shown). ~he eleetrie motor ls pre~erably pow~red by a 12 volt supply o~
~n automnblle. The ~otor ~s connectlble to the ~uto supply Y1a an ~1~C~P1C~1 .
~:4~3~
cord lg and plug 21 whlch ~its ~nto the auto clgar2~te 11~ht~r receptacl~ 5not shown). When not 1n use, cord 19 Is wrapped ~round a channel 23 f~r~ed In base lS. It wlll, of co~rse, be understood that the motor mAy b~ power~d ln Y other conventtonal manner.
~ he present inv~ntlon resides In a pract1cal ~nd conven1ent means 25 for storlng hose 17 when compre~sor 11 18 not ~n use. Hose storage me~ns 25 comprlses a spool-shaped member 28, ~ channel 27 ~ormed in chamber 13 ~or recelv~ng one or more wraps o~ hose 17 ln the stora~e posltlon and a pro~ectton 26 on ch~mber 13 ~or ~ngaglng ~nd retaln1ng hsse 17 ~n a flxed poslt1cn ln ch~nnel 27. Member ~8 lnclu~es an outer wall ~9 ~or r0cel~1n~ th~
hose wraps and a rlm 31 on the dlst~l en~ of member 28 wh1ch 1s tr~nsverse to an~ extends beyond outer w~ll Z9. Rlm 31 ~lds ~n the retentlon o~ the wraps of hos~ on outer wal1 29.
In the preferred embodlment mem~er 28 Includes sn air pressure gage 33 whlch ls connected to the exhaust port ~no~ shown) of chamber 13. However, tt w~ll be appr~ctated th~t ~n alr pr~ssu~e g~ge ls an opt10nal feature o~
compressor ll and may b~ o~tted. Member 28 h~s the same ex~ern~l con~lguratlon reg~rdloss o~ whether ht r gage 33 ls lncluded th~reln. Wh4n gage 33 ls omltted~ member 28 1s slmply ~ hollow m~mber, Th2 ~xternal walls o~ ch~ber 13, base 15 and member 28 are pre~r~bly constru~ted o~ molded plastlc. However, other mater1Als ar~ also su1table and may b~ u~ed If des~red.
For ~torage, hose 17 i ~irst wrapped around chamb~r 13 ln ch~nnel 27 unter pro~ect10n 26, Then~ hose 17 ls wr~pp~d Almo~t ~wlce around ou~r wall 29 of member 28. The d1st~1 end of hos~ 17 term1nates In an ~lr va~ve coupl~ng 35. Coupl1ng 35 1s longer th~n ~he m~n1mum sp~clng between chamber .
_ .
f~UG. 14 '84 15:42 BLQCK & DECKER RRLEIGH Ha P~05 ~L~4~
13 And n~rber 28 ~nd t~ loosely we~3ed be~een ch~mber 13 ~nt m~er 28~ ~4re spec~flcally, couplin~ 35 rests ~nd ~5 ~1ased, ~y hose 17 wht~h ~ a1~t1c, ~g~lnst the outar wall ~ ~hamber 13 ~nd the wrap~ o~ hos2 around ~b~r ~8.
The length o~ hose 17 and the d~ameters of chamb~r 13 ~nd n~mber 28 are s1~ed such th~t coupl1n~ 35 ls ~e~tned ~nu~ 1n place ~or hose ~tsra~e.
~ s wlll be appreol3ted, hos~ ~tora~e means 2 p~o~des a s1mple, low co~t ~pparatus for r@t~n1ng hose 17 ln ~ ne~tly wr~pped con~ rAtton on the upper portion of compres~or 11~ By ustn~ the out~r walls o~ ch~ber 13 and member 28 supportlng gage 33 ~ln the pre~erred ~mbod~ment), the conponents perform, 1n part, a double functlon ther~by enh~nc1ng th~ ~mplt~ity ~n~ low cost of th~ des1~
A stlll further ~dv~nta~e of thls lnY~ntton resu~ts frorn the close ~p~cln~ of ch~ber 1~ ~nd member 28 ~o ~h~t dls~l hose Qnd 36 m~y be wedged the~ebetween and ret~ned In thls po~1tilon by the bl~s o~ hose 17. Thus, the hose ma~y be slmply ~nd conven~en~ly mvvod by I user betw~en ~ wr~pped cond1tlon ~or stor~gs and ~n unwrapped condtt~on for ~l5e ~f compressar 1.1.
The tnv~nt~on hRs bQen expla1ned ln ~onnect10n wlth cert~ln prg~oPr~d embodlments thereo~. Other embodlmQnts and motl~lcdt~ons o~ ~h2 praf@rrQd embodlments wlll be app~lrent to thoge ~k111~d ~n the Art.
~ccordlngly! lt Is lntended th~t ~11 s~lch embodlments and modl~1c~t10n~
thereo~ be comprehended wtth~n the scope of the appended ~l~lms.
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Claims (5)
1. A portable air compressor comprising:
a base having an upper surface;
an air compression chamber projecting from an upper surface of said base;
a hose connected to said chamber;
a member projecting from said base generally parallel to said chamber; said member spaced from and adjacent to said chamber;
a hose storage means comprising (1) an outer surface of said member for receiving said hose and (2) a channel in an outer wall of said chamber for receiving said hose therein; and said hose having a storage position wherein the hose is wrapped around said member and said channel in said chamber.
a base having an upper surface;
an air compression chamber projecting from an upper surface of said base;
a hose connected to said chamber;
a member projecting from said base generally parallel to said chamber; said member spaced from and adjacent to said chamber;
a hose storage means comprising (1) an outer surface of said member for receiving said hose and (2) a channel in an outer wall of said chamber for receiving said hose therein; and said hose having a storage position wherein the hose is wrapped around said member and said channel in said chamber.
2. The compressor of 1 wherein (1) said chamber and said member are closely spaced, and (2) said hose in said storage position has a distal end wedged between said chamber and said member.
3. The compressor of claim 2 wherein said hose storage means further comprises a means on said chamber for retaining said hose in the channel of said chamber.
4. The compressor of claim 3 wherein said storage means further comprises an outer wall of said member and a rim transverse to and extending beyond the outer member wall for retaining said hose on said outer member wall.
5. The compressor of claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein said member comprises an air pressure gage.
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| US20190257299A1 (en) * | 2018-02-19 | 2019-08-22 | Sks Metaplast Scheffer-Klute Gmbh | Pump for a Two Wheeler Tire |
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| US20190257299A1 (en) * | 2018-02-19 | 2019-08-22 | Sks Metaplast Scheffer-Klute Gmbh | Pump for a Two Wheeler Tire |
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