Patent ID: 8640744

Claim:
An apparatus for repairing and/or inflating a damaged and/or deflated inflatable article, said apparatus including: a first container for receiving and retaining for dispensing a sealant composition, wherein said first container includes a vessel for containing said sealant composition, said vessel including an externally threaded neck portion defining an opening, and a first sealing means to close said opening, wherein said first sealing means includes a main body portion which is closed at one end thereof and is adapted to be located within said neck portion of said vessel, said main body portion of said first sealing means including a peripheral flange at the other, free end thereof, and wherein said neck portion of said vessel further includes an internal step which, in use, constitutes a seating for said peripheral flange of said first sealing means; a second container, including a compressor assembly which is releasably connectable to said first container, wherein said compressor assembly includes a housing for a compressor; and a valve assembly allowing for controlled dispensing of said sealant composition from said vessel to said inflatable article, wherin said valve assembly defines a seating for said first container, and wherein said neck portion of said vessel includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart splines extending substantially longitudinally thereof.