Patent ID: 6994112

Claim:
A hand-held control unit for controlling the supply of compressed air to a plurality of inflatable devices in order to inflate them and the venting of air from the devices in order to deflate them, wherein the unit is provided with a plurality of valves operable by respective finger-operable devices, the valves being arranged in two groups and the finger-operable devices being disposed on respectively opposing faces of the control unit so that by turning the unit in the palm of the hand through approximately 180° the group of devices to be operated can be changed, the valves of one group being operatively disposed between an inlet connected or connectible to a source of compressed air and a corresponding number of individual ports connected or connectible to the inflatable devices and the valves of the other group being operatively connected between a venting outlet and either said corresponding individual ports or a corresponding number of further ports which are connected or connectible to the inflatable devices.