CORD WRAP AND POWER PLUG RECEPTACLE ARRANGEMENT FOR INFLATOR
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Abstract
A temporary mobility kit to minimize or prevent the inadvertent outflow of tire sealant is provided. The temporary mobility kit includes a switch-inflator assembly and a removable sealant assembly. The switch-inflator assembly includes a pump motor and an electrical plug assembly having a cord portion and a plug. The plug is adapted for use in the vehicle'"'"'s power unit. The housing includes a peripheral channel about which the cord portion of the electrical plug assembly is wrapped when the electrical plug assembly is not in use. A plug-receiving aperture is provided to receive and retain the plug when not in use.
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38 Claims
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21. A portable apparatus for sealing and inflating a tire, the apparatus comprising:
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a switch-inflator assembly having an upper portion and a lower portion; a sealant portion releasably attached to the switch-inflator assembly; a peripheral channel defined between the upper portion and the lower portion of the switch-inflator assembly; a cord passage gap defined between the sealant portion and the switch-inflator assembly, the cord passage gap adjoining the peripheral channel where the peripheral channel faces the sealant portion; and a cord and plug assembly connected to the switch-inflator assembly, wherein the cord and plug assembly is wrapped around the switch-inflator assembly by passage of the cord and plug assembly through the cord passage gap to the peripheral channel. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A temporary mobility kit configured to seal and fill a tire, the temporary mobility kit comprising:
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a sealant portion; a switch-inflator assembly connected to the sealant portion, the switch-inflator assembly comprising a housing, an inflator pump, and a cord assembly including a cord and a plug, the housing comprising a recess for accommodating the plug and a channel surrounding the housing and accommodating the cord so that the cord can be stored in the channel, wherein a proximal end of the cord assembly is attached to the housing in or adjacent to the channel and the cord is stored in the channel by being wound around the housing and through a gap defined between the sealant portion and the switch-inflator assembly. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for storing a portable tire repair apparatus comprising a power cord assembly and a sealant portion removably attached to a switch-inflator assembly, the switch-inflator assembly including a housing having a plug recess and a peripheral channel surrounding the housing, the method comprising:
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winding the power cord assembly through a gap defined between the sealant portion and the switch-inflator assembly and into the peripheral channel; and inserting a plug of the power cord assembly into the plug recess. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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Specification