Patent ID: 6017196
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: F04B

Abstract:
A bicycle inflator comprising:a cylinder having a first end and a second end, a cap fixedly received in said first end of said cylinder and having a passage defined therethrough;an end member fixedly recevied in said second end of said cylinder and having a bottom with a peripheral wall extending upwardly from said bottom, a tubular portion extending downwardly from an underside of said bottom and having a cut-away defined through a periphery thereof, a pawl member extending downwardly from said bottom and being received in said cut-away, a first hole and a second hole respectively defined in said bottom and said tubular portion;a piston rod having a first end and a second end, said piston rod having said first end thereof extending through said second hole and said first hole, a piston member fixedly connected to said first end of said piston rod and movably received in said cylinder, anda handle having a first end being an open end and a second end which is pivotally connected to said second end of said piston rod, a longitudinal recess defined through a periphery of said handle and communicating with said open end of said handle, said longitudinal recess being sized to allow said piston rod to pass therethrough, each of two opposite inner sides defining said longitudinal recess having a notch defined therein and located near said open end so as to receive said pawl member when said handle is not used, two protrusions respectively extending from said two respective opposite inner sides defining said longitudinal recess and located near said second end of said handle.