Inflatable product equipped with pump

• US 6,793,469 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2000
• Issued: 09/21/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Team Worldwide Corporation
• Original Assignee: Team Worldwide Corporation
• Inventors: Chung, Wang Cheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Look, Edward K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Solak, Timothy P.
• Application Number:
  US09/738,331
• Publication Number:
  US 20010026763A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,373 Days
• Field of Search: 417/239, 417/238, 417/411, 417/423.15, 417/423.11, 417/423.14, 570/6, 541/3 A.M, 594/5
• US Class Current: 417/411
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 27/082 with non-manual inflation, e.g. with electric pumps
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 25/0673 Battery powered
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 25/084 hand fans
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/503 especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/601 specially adapted for elastic fluid pumps

Abstract

An inflatable product includes an inflatable body, a socket, an electric pump, at least one battery and a connector. The socket is built in the inflatable body. The electric pump is connected to the socket to pump the inflatable body. The battery is disposed in the electric pump. The connector is provided on the electric pump for connecting an external power. The electric pump is supplied with power by the battery or the external power.

Claims

1. An inflatable product including:

an inflatable body;

a socket built in the inflatable body;

an electric pump, including a pump body and an air outlet, connected to the socket to pump the inflatable body, wherein the pump body is wholly or partially located in the socket;

at least one battery disposed in the electric pump; and

a connector provided on the electric pump for connecting an external power, whereby the electric pump is actuated by the at least one battery or the external power.

2. An inflatable product as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one battery is rechargeable and is electrically connected to the connector so that the at least one battery can be charged by the external power via the connector.

3. An inflatable product as claimed in claim 1, wherein the external power supplies an alternating current.

4. An inflatable product as claimed in claim 1, wherein the external power supplies a direct current.

5. An inflatable product as claimed in claim 1, further including a cover assembled with the socket to entirely cover the electric pump, thereby protecting the electric pump from water.

6. An inflatable product as claimed in claim 1, further including a cover assembled with the electric pump to prevent the inflatable product from leaking through the electric pump.

7. An inflatable product as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electric pump has first threads and the socket has second threads, by which the electric pump and the socket are screwed together.

8. An inflatable product as claimed in claim 7, wherein the electric pump further has a pad to eliminate gaps between the electric pump and the socket when the electric pump and socket are screwed together.

9. An inflatable product as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electric pump has a lid covering the connector for protecting the connector from water.

10. An inflatable product as claimed in claim 9, further including a switch provided on the electric pump to actuate the electric pump, and the lid also covers the switch.

11. The inflatable product as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pump body can be received partially or wholly in the socket in a first direction for inflating the inflatable body, and received in a second direction for deflating the inflatable body.

12. An inflatable product including:

an inflatable body;

a socket built in the inflatable body;

an electric pump, including a pump body and an air outlet, connected to the socket to pump the inflatable body, wherein the pump body is wholly or partially located in the socket;

at least one battery disposed in the electric pump to supply the electric pump with power;

a switch provided on the electric pump to actuate the electric pump;

a waterproof layer covering the switch to protect the switch from water.

13. The inflatable product as claimed in claim 12, wherein the pump body can be received partially or wholly in the socket in a first direction for inflating the inflatable body, and received in a second direction for deflating the inflatable body.

14. An inflatable product including:

an inflatable body;

a socket built in the inflatable body;

an electric pump, including a pump body and an air outlet, connected to the socket to pump the inflatable body, wherein the pump body is wholly or partially located in the socket;

a connector provided on the electric pump for connecting an external power to actuate the electric pump.

15. The inflatable product as claimed in claim 14, wherein the pump body can be received partially or wholly in the socket in a first direction for inflating the inflatable body, and received in a second direction for deflating the inflatable body.

16. An inflatable product including:

an inflatable body;

a socket built in the inflatable body;

an electric pump, including a pump body and an air outlet, connected to the socket to pump the inflatable body, wherein the pump body is wholly or partially located in tile socket, a portion of the electric pump is inserted into tile socket, and the portion of the electric pump and the socket are matched with each other to prevent an air leakage therebetween.

17. The inflatable product as claimed in claim 16, wherein the pump body can be received partially or wholly in the socket in a first direction for inflating the inflatable body, and received in a second direction for deflating the inflatable body.