US 7,246,394 B2
Inflatable product with built-in housing and switching pipeGeneral
US 7,246,394 B2
Inflatable product with built-in housing and switching pipe
Tech Center:
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security and License and Review
Examiner:
Patricia Engle
Art Unit:
3673 Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware
Agent:
Inventors:
Cheng Chung Wang
Assignee:
Priority:
06/22/01
Filed:
01/07/06
Granted:
07/24/07
Expiration:
06/22/21
Abstract
An inflatable product includes an inflatable body, a fan and motor assembly for pumping air, a housing built into the inflatable body, and an air conduit disposed at least in part in the housing. The housing has an interior region. The air conduit is movable between a first position and a second position, the fan and motor inflating the inflatable body when the air conduit is in the first position, and deflating the inflatable body when the air conduit is in the second position. Air flows between the interior region of the housing and the inflatable body during inflation and deflation.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Y10Y10T137/85986Y10TF04D25/084F04DA47C27/082A47CA45B19/02A45B