Air compressor with removable programmable air gauge

• US 6,705,360 B1
• Filed: 06/09/2003
• Issued: 03/16/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bon-Aire Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Bon-Aire Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: Bonzer, Robert L.
• Primary Examiner(s): MAUST, TIMOTHY LEWIS
• Application Number:
  US10/458,488
• Time in Patent Office: 281 Days
• Field of Search: 141/38-41, 141/83, 141/94, 141/95, 141/192, 141/197, 141/231, 731/468, 735/02, 737/00, 417/234, 417/313, 417/411
• US Class Current: 141/38
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 5/046 using electrical or electronical means

Abstract

An air compressor for use with direct source current sources such as the typical cigarette lighter found in most motor vehicles. The device is made up of an electrically powered air compressor which is controllable by a removable programmable controller. This removable programmable controller is configured to be removable from the compressor to measure an amount of air pressure within an item, and to be programmed and placed upon the compressor to activate the compressor to deliver a desired amount of air to the item being inflated, and to deactivate the compressor when a desired amount of air pressure has been reached within the device.

Claims

1. An inflation device configured to compress and deliver a quantity of air from an air compressor to an item to be inflated, said inflation device comprised of:

a compressor pump, said compressor pump configured to be activated by electricity to compress and deliver a quantity of air to an item to be inflated through a delivery conduit;

said air delivery conduit connected to said compressor, said air delivery conduit configured to deliver air from said compressor to an item to be inflated;

a length of electrical cord having a plug attached to one end, said plug configured to operatively connect said electrical cord to a power source, said electrical cord configured to conduct electricity from said power source to said compressor pump; and

a removable programmable control gauge configured to operatively connect and disconnect from said compressor, said removable programmable control gauge configured to disconnect from an operative connection with said compressor pump and to operatively reconnect with said compressor pump, said removable programmable control gauge configured to operatively activate and deactivate said compressor pump based upon preselected criteria.

2. The inflation device of claim 1 wherein said removable programmable control gauge is further configured to monitor the pressure within a device while said device is being filled with air from said compressor pump.

3. The inflation device of claim 1 wherein said compressor pump is additionally configured to be alternatively activated and deactivated by a device other than by said removable programmable control gauge.

4. The inflation device of claim 1 wherein said pump is encased within a housing and said gauge is configured to operatively engaged and disengaged from said housing.

5. The inflation device of claim 4 wherein said housing further comprises a latch for operatively locking said removable programmable control gauge in an operative position within said housing.

6. The inflation device of claim 1 wherein said plug is configured for insertion within and operative connection with an automobile cigarette lighter.

7. The inflation device of claim 1 wherein said removable programmable gauge is configured to function as an independent air pressure measuring device.

8. The inflation device of claim 1 wherein said removable programmable control gauge is configured to be alternatively removably connected with said housing.

9. The inflation device of claim 1 wherein said removable programmable control gauge is configured for cordless removable connection from said housing.

10. An improved portable air compressor comprised of:

an electrically powered air compressor configured to compress air;

an air delivery hose connected to said compressor, said air delivery hose configured to deliver air from said compressor to an item to be inflated;

a length of electrical cord having a socket said socket configured to connect said electrical cord with an electrical source, said electrical cord configured to conduct electricity from a source to said compressor;

a housing configured to encase said compressor, and a portion of said delivery hose, and to operatively connect with a removable programmable control gauge;

said removable programmable control gauge configured to be received within a portion of said housing and to be operatively connected and disconnected from said compressor, said removable programmable control gauge configured to be disconnected from said housing and placed upon an item to be inflated, to measure an amount of air pressure within said item to be inflated, to be operatively reconnected to said housing and to said compressor, to be programmable to select a desired level of air pressure to be obtained in an item to be inflated, to activate said compressor to deliver air through said air delivery hose to said item to be inflated, to monitor an amount of pressure within said item to be inflated, and to deactivate said compressor when said pre-selected level of air pressure has been achieved.