Patent ID: 6321770
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: B64D,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
In a system for controlling the flow of pressurized fluids to an inflatable member, the system comprising: an inflatable member, a pressurized storage container, said storage container having a necked portion at the uppermost end portion, a valve housing secured to said container, a moveable member mounted in said valve housing operative between an actuated condition and a non-actuated condition, a disk member is seated in contact with said moveable member to block the flow of fluids from said storage container, said moveable member operative in said non-actuated condition and cooperation with said disc member to block the flow of high pressure fluids from said container, a pressure regulator valve mechanism mounted in said valve housing and operative to direct the flow of fluids at a controlled rate to said inflatable member, said moveable member operative in said actuated condition to communicate said high pressure fluid from said container to said regulator valve mechanism for control thereby, actuator means operative upon actuation to effect movement of said moveable member from said non-actuated condition to said actuated condition, a safety valve mounted in said housing and abuttingly contacting said disc member, said safety valve moveable between an actuated condition and a non-actuated condition, said safety valve operative in said non-actuated condition of said moveable member upon the breaking off of said valve housing to block the flow of the high pressure fluids from said storage container.