Patent ID: 8282363

Claim:
An air compressor comprising: a compressor unit including a motor having a motor housing, a pump operably coupled to the motor, the pump having a pump housing formed as a single piece with a portion of the motor housing, and a first tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor; and a tank unit removably coupled to the compressor unit in a stacked arrangement, the tank unit including a second tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor, wherein the motor housing includes opposed end caps, and wherein each end cap includes a leg formed as a single piece therewith, and wherein each of the legs includes a pad at a distal end of the leg, and wherein the tank unit includes a plurality of supports upon which the respective pads are positioned when the tank unit is coupled to the compressor unit in the stacked arrangement.