Source: http://www.google.com/patents/US7938138?dq=6106459
Timestamp: 2017-12-14 14:34:18
Document Index: 38025610

Matched Legal Cases: ['§120', '§120', '§120', '§120', '§371', '§119']

Patent US7938138 - Valve for inflatable objects - Google Patents
A self-sealing valve comprises a valve housing having a fluid conduit, a valve seat, a diaphragm and a support member. The valve housing is configured to pass fluid through the fluid conduit. The diaphragm provides a self-seal of the fluid conduit. The support member is configured to retain a portion...http://www.google.com/patents/US7938138?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7938138 - Valve for inflatable objects
Publication number US7938138 B2
Application number US 11/267,446
Also published as CA2260905A1, CA2260905C, CN1107182C, CN1242827A, DE69737595D1, DE69737595T2, EP0910763A1, EP0910763A4, EP0910763B1, US6237621, US6508264, US6755208, US6986360, US8307841, US9086162, US20020083975, US20030089396, US20040200527, US20060054855, US20110297245, US20130186481, WO1998003810A1
Publication number 11267446, 267446, US 7938138 B2, US 7938138B2, US-B2-7938138, US7938138 B2, US7938138B2
Patent Citations (59), Referenced by (5), Classifications (32), Legal Events (1)
US 7938138 B2
This application is a continuation of under 35 U.S.C. §120 of commonly-owned, co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/802,994, filed Mar. 16, 2004 which is a continuation under 35 U.S.C. §120 of commonly-owned, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/328,406, filed Dec. 23, 2002, and issued on Jun. 29, 2004 as U.S. Pat. No. 6,755,208, which is a continuation under 35 U.S.C. §120 of commonly-owned, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/867,071, filed May 29, 2001, and issued on Jan. 21, 2003 as U.S. Pat. No. 6,508,264, which is a continuation under 35 U.S.C. §120 of commonly-owned, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/230,066, filed Jan. 19, 1999, and issued on May 29, 2001 as U.S. Pat. No. 6,237,621, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §371(e) to International Application No. PCT/US97/12231, filed Jul. 14, 1997, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/022,151, filed Jul. 19, 1996, and which are all hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,267,363 (hereinafter the “'363 patent”) and 5,367,726 (hereinafter the “'726 patent”) disclose a valve and a motor for inflating and deflating inflatable objects. FIG. 62 illustrates a top view and FIG. 63 illustrates a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of dual-valve assembly disclosed in the '363 and '726 patents. The valve includes a flange 152 that may be mounted to a wall of an inflatable body in a location proximate to a port through which air is transferred between an interior and an exterior of the inflatable body. The flange 152 has a throat 1521 through which all air passes that is being transferred between the interior and the exterior of the inflatable body. The throat 1521 is defined by a circular rim 1522. In addition, a cover assembly 153 including a cap 1533 is used to removably cover the throat 1521. A ring-shaped base 1531 is disposed around an exterior of the circular rim. The cap 1533 is attached to the base by means of a hinge assembly 1532. The cap may be latched into a closed position by a latching arrangement including a latch projection 1535 on the cap and latch receptacle 1536 on the base. When the cap is closed, a gasket 1534 is urged against the top 1523 of the rim 1522 so that the gasket is submitted to compression, to seal the dual-valve assembly.
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International Classification F16K15/20, F16K15/18, F16K31/44, A47C27/08, F16K15/03, F16K15/14
Cooperative Classification Y10T137/3584, Y10T137/87249, Y10T137/3771, Y10T137/789, Y10T137/7898, Y10T137/374, F16K15/202, F16K15/03, F16K15/033, A47C27/081, F16K15/148, F16K15/144, F16K35/02, F16K15/181
European Classification F16K15/20F, A47C27/08A, F16K15/14H, F16K15/03, F16K15/03C, F16K15/14J