Patent ID: 6564410
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: A47C,A61G,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A valve assembly for use with an inflatable apparatus having a plurality of individual inflation zones comprising:a casing having a cylindrical casing wall defining an inner longitudinal bore, said wall having a plurality of linearly aligned openings extending through the casing wall along one side of the casing only and opening into said bore; and a laterally moveable slide within said casing bore, said slide having a single concentric longitudinal bore extending through the length of the slide and a single row of linearly aligned openings through the slide along one side of the slide only and opening into said last said longitudinal bore, wherein lateral movement of the slide within the casing bore to a first position places all of the plurality of openings formed through the slide in alignment with the plurality of openings extending through the casing wall wherein all of the plurality of openings are in fluid communication through the slide bore, thereby opening the valve, and the lateral movement of the slide within the casing bore to a second position places all of the plurality of openings formed through the slide out of alignment with the plurality of openings through the casing wall so that none of the plurality of openings are in fluid communication through the slide bore, thereby closing the valve.