Patent ID: 8360276
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: B63C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A manual inflator, comprising in combination: a body having a boss for receiving a gas cylinder and having an indicator window; and a pierce pin assembly reciprocatably mounted within a bore in said body, said pierce pin assembly comprising an actuator of a first color that is in alignment with at least a portion of said indicator window at least when a fully-charged gas cylinder is received in said boss allowing the first color to be visualized through said indicator window and a cap of a second color that is in alignment with at least a portion of said indicator window at least when either a gas cylinder is not received in said boss or a non fully-charged gas cylinder is received in said boss; a portion of said actuator covers a portion of said cap to conceal the second color at least when a fully-charged gas cylinder is received in said boss.