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Self contained sport ball inflation mechanism

  • US 6,287,225 B1
  • Filed: 01/06/2000
  • Issued: 09/11/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An inflatable sport ball comprising a carcass and an internal pump attached to said carcass, said pump including a cylinder having an air outlet into said ball, a one-way valve attached to said air outlet permitting air flow from said cylinder into said ball and preventing air flow from said ball back into said cylinder, a piston in said cylinder operable to draw ambient air from outside said ball into said cylinder and to force said drawn ambient air from said cylinder through said one-way valve into said ball and further including means for actuating said piston from outside said carcass, wherein said means for actuating said piston comprise a piston rod attached to said piston and extending through an opening in said carcass and movable between an extended position and an inserted position and further including a spring positioned to force said piston up in said cylinder away from said air outlet and force said piston rod to said extended position outside of said ball through said opening whereby said piston rod may be actuated and including means for locking said piston rod in said inserted position.

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