Patent ID: 8157535

Claim:
An electrical air pump assembly adapted for use with an inflatable product, the inflatable product having an inflatable body having an exterior wall formed with at least one air chamber therein, said electrical air pump assembly comprising: at least one electrical air pump unit; an air tube; and at least one controller; wherein said at least one electrical air pump unit has at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet, and said at least one controller has a first airport in fluid communication with said at least one air outlet in said at least one electrical air pump unit, and a second airport adapted to be in fluid communication with the at least one air chamber in the inflatable body, said at least one controller being operable to allow and interrupt fluid communication between said at least one electrical air pump unit and said at least one air chamber in the inflatable body; wherein said at least one controller includes an electrical switch connected electrically to said at least one electrical air pump unit, said at least one controller being operable manually to activate said at least one electrical air pump unit so as to perform at least one of inflation, full deflation, or partial deflation of the at least one air chamber in the inflatable body; wherein said air tube is in fluid communication with said first airport in said at least one controller and said at least one air outlet in said at least one electrical air pump unit; and wherein said at least one controller includes: a housing defining an accommodating space and having an opening, said first airport, said second airport, and a partition disposed fixedly in said housing in a manner that divides said accommodating space into a first accommodating chamber in fluid communication with said opening, and a second accommodating chamber in fluid communication with said first and second airports; a valve rod extending movably through said partition; a valve being fixed to a lower end of said valve rod and movable to open and close said second airport; a push plate connected to said valve rod in a manner that allows for synchronous movement of said push plate and said valve rod and movable in said housing to a first plate position and a second plate position; and a push rod extending from said push plate toward said electrical switch, said push rod being spaced apart from said electrical switch when said push plate is disposed in the first plate position, said push rod contacting said electrical switch to activate said at least one electrical air pump unit when said push plate is disposed in the second position.