US5074765A
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Elastomeric air pump
Assignee: Dielectrics Inc
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Filing: 1990-04-13
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Granted: 1991-12-24
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Expires: 2010-04-13
Abstract
Abstract An air pump formed of a resilient elastomeric material bondable about the perimeter of an opening provided in a plastic inflatable bladder, has a self-supporting spherical dome portion and a generally planar base portion. An inlet flapper type valve is integrally formed in a wall of the dome and an outlet check valve extends through an opening in the base for supplying air into the plastic bladder accomplished by alternately compressing and releasing the dome. The underside of the base includes projections disposed about the outlet valve to hold the bladder wall clear of the outlet valve. The base may also include a tail portion which extends laterally of the dome with an exhaust valve affixed thereto for deflating the bladder.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert W. Pekar
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 06:46
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04B; F04B45/00; F04B45/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
Air pump for inflatable bladder comprising an open ended dome member of self-supporting, semi-spherical configuration and a generally planar base member, the dome member being hermetically sealed to the base member about a peripheral edge portion of the open end thereof to form a dome-shaped unitary pumping chamber, the dome member being formed of a resiliently flexible, elastomeric material such that the dome is inherently compressible and expansible, an inlet check valve of the flap type formed by a portion of the elastomeric material of the sperical dome member and an outlet check valve extending through the base member for providing communication between the unitary pumping chamber and the interior of the inflatable bladder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
Air pump for inflatable bladder comprising an open ended dome member of self-supporting, semi-spherical configuration and a generally planar base member, the dome member being hermetically sealed to the base member about a peripheral edge portion of the open end thereof to form a dome-shaped unitary pumping chamber, the dome member being formed of a resiliently flexible, elastomeric material such that the dome is inherently compressible and expansible, an inlet check valve of the flap type formed by a portion of the elastomeric material of the sperical dome member and an outlet check valve extending through the base member for providing communication between the unitary pumping chamber and the interior of the inflatable bladder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
Air pump for inflatable bladder, as set forth in claim 1, in which said elastomer is a urethane polymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
Air pump for inflatable bladder, as set forth in claim 1, in which said elastomer has Shore A durometer hardness in the range of 60-75.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
Air pump for inflatable bladder, as set forth in claim 1, in which said base member is an elastomer and the dome and base member are heat-sealed together to form the pumping chamber of the pump.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
58 words
Air pump for inflatable bladder, as set forth in claim 4, in which said dome has a planar opening at its major diameter, said bladder includes an opening through one wall portion thereof corresponding to the dome opening, said dome and base members being heat-sealed together and to said bladder about the peripheral edges of said bladder opening.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
Air pump for inflatable bladder, as set forth in claim 5, in which said base includes at least one projection disposed adjacent said outlet check valve, which extends beyond the end of said check valve to prevent the bladder from blocking air flow through said outlet valve.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
Air pump for inflatable bladder, as set forth in claim 5, in which said dome includes an outwardly extending peripheral flange about the edge defining its major diameter and said base member includes, on its inner surface, an upstanding annular peripheral rim adapted to interfit within the open edge of the dome.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
Air pump for inflatable bladder as set forth in claim 1 in which, said base member includes a tail portion extending outwardly of the dome and an exhaust valve extending through the tail portion of the base member for use in deflating said bladder.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
Air pump for inflatable bladder, as set forth in claim 8, and in which said outlet valve and exhaust valve are each surrounded, at least in part, by projections extending outwardly from the lower surface of the base member a greater distance that the corresponding dimensions of the outlet valve and exhaust valve.
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