Patent · US Expired

Hand pump attachment member for engaging with different tire valves

US5638865A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 19, 1995
Grant dateJun 17, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 19, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/8782
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An attachment member for engaging with different tire valves includes a tube having a pipe laterally secured on top. Two caps are secured to the ends of the pipe. Two couplers and two gaskets are engaged in the pipe for engaging with different tire valves. The gaskets each has a curved surface for engaging with a ball. The ball is rotatably engaged between the gaskets and secured to a block for coupling to a hand pump and includes an orifice for aligning with either of the apertures of the gaskets and for supplying pressurized air to the either of the tire valves.

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