Patent ID: 7056099
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: F04B

Abstract:
1. A hand-holdable unit adapted to pump air into vehicle tires comprising: a) a housing unit having b) an air-dispensing nozzle unit on the second end of said housing unit and including c) a tapered adapter element adapted to be accommodated through the air-dispensing opening in the dispensing end of the nozzle housing, said adapter element having a first end which is smaller than the air-dispensing opening and a second end that is larger than the air-dispensing opening and being adapted to move between a first position relative to the nozzle housing with the first end of the adapter element located inside the nozzle housing and a second position relative to the nozzle housing in which the adapter element is located outside the nozzle housing, the adapter element including a side wall connecting the first end of the adapter element to the second end of the adapter element, the side wall of the adapter element being in fluid-occluding contact with the nozzle housing adjacent to the air-dispensing opening of the nozzle housing when said adapter element is in the first position thereof, the adapter element further including an air passage fluidically connecting the first end of the adapter element to the second end of the adapter element, the air passage of said adapter element being fluidically connected to the air-dispensing passage in said nozzle unit when said adapter element is in the first position thereof, the second end of said adapter element being adapted to accommodate the valve on the tire of an automotive vehicle and to place the air passage of said adapter element in fluid communication with the inside of the tire to place the interior of the tire in fluid communication with the air-dispensing passage of said nozzle unit when said adapter element is in the first position and the wishbone actuator element is in the first position thereof; d) an air control unit fluidically connected to the air-dispensing passage of said nozzle unit and including e) a light circuit which includes the on/off button on the handle of said housing unit, the power source and the light on the second end of said housing unit, the on/off button on the handle of said housing unit electrically connecting the power source to the light on the second end of said housing unit when in an “on” position.