Patent ID: 7571500

Claim:
An inflating/deflating device comprising: a main housing adapted to be mounted on an inflatable and having an inflating port and a deflating port; a fan unit disposed inside said main housing and having first and second air passages, and a switch; a release valve assembly connected to said deflating port and capable of fluid communication with said first air passage; and an inlet valve assembly connected to said inflating port and capable of fluid communication with said second air passage; a control unit disposed in said main housing to control said release and inlet valve assemblies; wherein said control unit is operable to switch to a first or a second actuating position, said control unit actuating said fan unit and said inlet valve assembly to perform an inflating mode in said first actuating position, and actuating said fan unit and said release valve assembly to perform a deflating mode in said second actuating position; wherein said control unit includes a first connector disposed between said first air passage and said release valve assembly and movable to activate said release valve assembly, a second connector disposed between said second air passage and said inlet valve assembly and movable toward or away from said inlet valve assembly, and an actuator operable to move said first and second connectors and to actuate said switch of said fan unit; wherein said actuator has a toothed cam surface, said first connector having a cam follower surface in contact with said toothed cam surface, said first connector being movable in a direction toward or away from said actuator upon rotation of said actuator.