Patent ID: 7013911
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: B63C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A valve assembly for interconnecting a first fluid compartment to a second fluid compartment in an inflatable device, the valve assembly comprising: a valve body attachable to the inflatable device, the valve body including a pair of passages therein, namely a first passage and a second passage that are substantially parallel to each other, where the first passage is connected to the first fluid compartment and the second passage is connected to the second fluid compartment, and the valve body further includes a pair of transverse air passages for selectively connecting the pair of passages, namely a first transverse air passage that intersects the first passage and a second transverse air passage that intersects the second passage, and the valve body even further including a third passage substantially parallel to the first and second passage, and whereby the first and second transverse air passages intersect the third passage; and a valve mechanism comprising a cross over valve seated within the third passage for fluidly connecting the pair of passages when desired to provide for fluid flow therebetween.