Gas can for gas nail gun and inner bag connector for the gas can

• US 20100155406A1
• Filed: 02/13/2009
• Published: 06/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Superior Power Tool Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Superior Power Tool Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Ho, Yu-Chuan
• Application Number:
  US12/379,135
• Publication Number:
  US 20100155406A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 220/583
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 1/00 Pressure vessels, e.g. gas cylinder, gas tank, replaceable cartridge pressurised apparatus for purposes other than storage, see the relevant subclasses such as A62C, B05B; associated with vehicles, see the appropriate subclass of classes B60 - B64; pressure vessels in general F16J12/00 ; autoclaves B01J3/04; tank vehicles B60P3/22; railway tank wagons for carrying fluent materials B61D5/00; accumulators for supplying fluid under pressure F15B1/04; liquefied gas stoves F24C3/00
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 13/04 Arrangement or mounting of valves valves per se F16K ; snap-coupling of nipples F16L37/00
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2201/0119 with flat end-piece
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2201/018 with bladders
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2201/058 portable (<30 l)
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2203/0617 with one layer
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2203/0636 Metals
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2203/0646 Aluminium
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2205/0305 Bosses, e.g. boss collars
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2205/0323 Valves
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2205/0352 Pipes
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2205/0382 Constructional details of valves, regulators
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2205/0394 in direct contact with the pressure vessel
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2209/22 Assembling processes
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2209/221 Welding
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2209/234 of closing end pieces, e.g. caps
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2221/03 Mixtures
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2223/0123 gaseous, e.g. CNG, GNC
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2223/035 High pressure (>10 bar)
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2250/0636 Flow or movement of content
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2260/01 : Improving mechanical properties or manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2270/0545 : Tools

Abstract

A gas can for gas nail gun includes a can body having a top opening, a gas-filled inner bag mounted inside the can body, an inner bag connector, which has a tube holder joined to the inner bag and defining an axial through hole and a tube member that defines an air passage and is inserted through the axial through hole of the tube holder and rotatable between an unpositioned position where the tube member is removable from the tube holder and a positioned position where the tube member is locked to the tube holders, a cap fixedly fastened to the tube member and joined to the can body to block the top opening of the can body, and an air valve installed in the cap for guiding the gas out of the inner bag to the outside of the gas can.

Claims

1. A gas can, comprising:

a can body, said can body comprising an opening;

an inner bag mounted inside said can body and filled with a gas;

an inner bag connector, said inner bag connector comprising a tube holder joined to said inner bag, said tube holder comprising an axial through hole axially extending through top and bottom sides thereof, and a tube member inserted through said axial through hole of said tube holder and rotatable relative to said tube holder between an unpositioned position and a positioned position, said tube member being removable from said tube holder when in said unpositioned position, said tube member being locked to said tube holder when in said positioned position, said tube member comprising an air passage kept in air communication with said inner bag;

a cap fixedly fastened to said tube member and joined to said can body to block said opening; and

an air valve installed in said cap for guiding said gas out of said inner bag to the outside of said gas can.

2. The gas can as claimed in claim 1, where said inner bag connector further comprises a seal ring set in between said tube holder and said tube member to prohibit leakage of said gas.

3. The gas can as claimed in claim 2, wherein said tube holder comprises at least one axial sliding groove axially extending through the top and bottom sides thereof in communication with and along said axial through hole;

said tube member comprises at least one locating block protruded from a bottom side thereof and insertable through said at least one sliding groove of said tube holder upon insertion of said tube member through said axial through hole, said at least one locating block being hooked on the bottom side of said tube holder when said tube member is in said positioned position.

4. The gas can as claimed in claim 3, wherein said tube holder comprises at least one constraint block and at least one stop block, each said constraint block comprising a beveled bottom face;

each said locating block of said tube member is moved along the beveled bottom face one said constraint block over the respective constraint block and stopped in between one said constraint block and one said stop block when said tube member is rotated relative to said tube holder from said unpositioned position to said positioned position.

5. The gas can as claimed in claim 4, wherein said tube holder comprises a receptacle located on the top side thereof, said receptacle defining therein a first stop face;

said tube member comprises a stop flange extending around the periphery thereof, said stop flange defining a second stop face facing said first stop face;

said seal ring is mounted in said receptacle and stopped between said first stop face and said second stop face.

6. An inner bag connector used in an inner bag of a gas can, the inner bag connector comprising:

a tube holder joined to said inner bag, said tube holder comprising an axial through hole axially extending through top and bottom sides thereof and at least one positioning surface portion located on the bottom side;

a tube member inserted through said axial through hole of said tube holder and rotatable relative to said tube holder, said tube member comprising at least one abutment face movable into engagement with said at least one positioning surface portion through a rotary motion of said tube member relative to said tube holder, a stop flange extending around the periphery thereof, and an air passage axially extending through top and bottom sides thereof in communication with said inner bag; and

a seal ring set in between said tube holder and said stop flange of said tube member to prohibit leakage of said gas.

7. The inner bag connector as claimed in claim 6, wherein said tube holder further comprises at least one axial sliding groove axially extending through the top and bottom sides thereof in communication with and along said axial through hole;

said tube member comprises at least one locating block protruded from the bottom side thereof and insertable through said at least one sliding groove of said tube holder, said at least one locating block carrying said at least one abutment face.

8. The inner bag connector as claimed in claim 7, wherein said tube holder comprises at least one constraint block protruded from the bottom side thereof, each said constraint block comprising a beveled bottom face, said at least one locating block of said tube member being moved along the beveled bottom face of each said constraint block and forced into engagement with said at least one positioning surface portion of said tube holder.

9. The inner bag connector as claimed in claim 8, wherein said tube holder further comprises at least one stop block protruded from the bottom side thereof adapted for stopping said at least one locating block in abutment with said at least one positioning surface portion.

10. The inner bag connector as claimed in claim 6, wherein said tube holder further comprises a receptacle located on the top side thereof, said receptacle defining therein a first stop face;

said stop flange of said tube member defines a second stop face facing said first stop face;

said seal ring is mounted in said receptacle and stopped between said first stop face and said second stop face.