Patent ID: 6994528
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: F04B

Abstract:
1. An air compressor comprising: a compressor body having a first side, a second side opposite the first side and a pair of lateral sides that extend between the first and second sides, the compressor body including a base, a compressor, and at least one air tank in fluid connection with a compressor, the at least one air tank having a capacity that is greater than about 0.5 gallons and longitudinally extending so as to lie between the lateral sides or to form at least a portion of one or both of the lateral sides; and a handle coupled to the first side and extending therefrom, the handle being configured to be grasped by a hand of a user of the air compressor so that the air compressor can be rotated about a horizontal axis between an operating position and a hand-carried transport position, wherein when positioned in the operating position and viewed from one of the lateral sides, the air compressor is configured such that the air tank is disposed between the handle and the compressor.