Patent ID: 8205645

Claim:
An apparatus for the sealing of inflatable articles, said apparatus including: a container adapted to contain a sealant compound or composition, said container including at least one inlet means adapted to be releasably attachable to a source of pressurized air or gas; an extraction assembly adapted to be associated with said container, said extraction assembly including an extraction unit including at least one outlet means adapted to be releasably coupled with or connected to said article to be sealed, and a dispensing means adapted to be disposed within said container and actuatable, upon supply of pressurized air or gas to said container, to allow for controlled dispensing of said sealant compound or composition from said container via said extraction unit to said article to be sealed, wherein said extraction unit is provided with a standing or supporting surface at an end thereof remote from said container to allow the apparatus to be supported in a stable manner on a given surface whereby to allow for sealing of inflatable articles, wherein said dispensing means is adapted in use to be disposed within said container and is in the form of a length of tubing having a flow control assembly associated with, a free end of said length of tubing which is remote from said extraction unit, wherein said flow control assembly includes: a substantially cylindrical cap-like member adapted to be mounted on or associated with said free end of said length of tubing, said cap-like member including a base having a peripheral skirt extending therefrom, said base including a spigot disposed substantially centrally thereof, and a sealing means adapted, in use, to be associated with said spigot, and wherein said base includes opposed apertures extending therethrough to allow for directional flow of said sealant compound or composition, and wherein said spigot projection normally of said base of said cap-like member, includes juxtaposed lengths of different diameter, with a shoulder at the line of juncture thereof, and wherein a sealing means, is movable, under pressure, into and out of engagement with said shoulder whereby to control flow of sealant compound into said tubing.