Preferred valve stops with cushions

Details Preferred valve stops with cushions Preferred valve stops with cushions

2000-08-04

2001-11-13

Rivell, John (Department: 3753)

Fluid handling

Inflatable article

C446S224000, C251S351000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06314984

ABSTRACT:

This Utility Model application has the purpose of registering an improved valve for cushions incorporating significant innovations and advantages compared to the present valves or similar devices for such purpose.
In fact, a valve has been conceived that eases cushions inflation and other inflatable items, not causing any physical damage to the user's lips during the handling of said valve.
INVENTION BACKGROUND
At present, many inflatable items available have valves to be inflated by blowing on the part of the user. The main types of valves consist of a neck that has a pressure plug attached, but which are annoying to be handled, and lose part of the air when proceeding with closing them. Other improved valves consist of two elements threaded one over the other. The mobile element, applied to the lips of the user, usually has an adapted cylindrical or truncated cone shape, having a series of offsets or longitudinal ribs in their handling surface. Said nipple is threaded on a tubular part fastened to the cushion and when a part is threaded or unthreaded over the other compression or decompression is produced of a toric joint or any other device obstructing the air passage, thus obtaining the air tightness of the air chamber. Said offsets cause frictions and injuries to the users' lips when inflating the cushion, since to close the valve the turning of the nozzle must be done with the lips still applied.
INVENTION DESCRIPTION
The improved valve for cushions purpose of this registration, is characterized because it is constituted by a device to inflate cushions and inflatable items, easy handling, preventing the loss of air during the inflation of the cushion and that does not cause any damage to the user's lips.
The valve of the new invention consists of a tube part of the cushion and which has a thread in the upper part of the nipple. Said nipple is constituted by a threadeable part on said fixed tube and a free rotary upper skirt, suitable for the user to apply his lips on it. The threadable part of the nipple shows in its inside a series of brackets in a radial arrangement and separated from each other, forming a series of intermediate windows. Said brackets are jointed in their confluent end with a cross section disc that will constitute a choking diaphragm of the valve. Actually, when the nipple is threaded on the tube, the diaphragm is applied on a seat formed at its outlet, or toric joint, blocking the air passage. When the nipple is unthreaded, the diaphragm is separated in said seat, allowing the air passage between the outside and inside of the cushion or similar item, through the windows between the brackets. During this nipple threading and unthreading process, the rotary movement is not transmitted to the user's lips, since the skirt where they are applied to slide over the mentioned nipple.
To complete the description that will be given below, and with the purpose of aiding to better understand its characteristics, this descriptive summary is attached, with a set of drawings with figures, where the more significant details of the invention are shown, in an informative and not limiting manner.


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