Patent ID: 6786247
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: F04B,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
An inflating device comprising:a tubular body having a first end, a second end and a central hole with an inner diameter defined through the tubular body; a connector formed on the body and adapted to connect to a pneumatic supply, and the connector having an inlet channel extending through the connector and communicating with the central hole in the body; an inflating needle mounted on the body and having a first inflating channel defined through the inflating needle and communicating with the central hole in the body; an end cap attached to the first end of the body and having an inserting hole defined through the end cap; an annular resilient holder received in the first end of the body and abutting against the end cap, and the resilient holder having a central hole; an adapter received in the central hole in the body and having an end inserted into the central hole in the resilient holder and a second inflating channel communicating with the central hole in the resilient holder; and an airflow controlling device mounted in the body to selectively communicate the inlet channel in the connector with one of the first inflating channel in the inflating needle and the second inflating channel in the adapter.