US 11,971,126 B2
Single-handedly operated inflatable air nozzle connector
Lopin Wang, Taichung (TW)
Assigned to BETO ENGINEERING & MARKETING CO., LTD., Taichung (TW)
Filed by BETO ENGINEERING & MARKETING CO., LTD., Taichung (TW)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/553,457.
Claims priority of application No. 110140210 (TW), filed on Oct. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0137312 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. F16L 37/138 (2006.01); F16L 37/133 (2006.01); B60S 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 37/138 (2013.01) [F16L 37/133 (2013.01); B60S 5/04 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An inflatable air nozzle connector capable of being operated single-handedly comprising:
a clamping component having an air passage for air flowing through the clamping component; a plurality of clamping jaws being disposed around a bottom end of the clamping component, an annular chamber being formed between the clamping jaws and communicating with the air passage; the clamping jaws being capable of closing inwardly or stretching outwardly;
a soft airtight ring installed in the chamber of the clamping component, and having a through hole communicating with the air passage; and
a shell sleeve having a hollow sleeve body, a bottom end of the sleeve body being an open end, and a top end of the sleeve body being a closed end; an accommodating space being formed in the sleeve body; a connector portion having a perforation, the connector portion being disposed on the closed end of the sleeve body, the perforation communicating with the accommodating space of the shell sleeve;
the sleeve body of the shell sleeve being capable of slidably sleeving on an outer periphery of the clamping component and capable of displacing downward to a pressing position and displacing upward to a releasing position, when the shell sleeve displacing, the sleeve body and the connector portion moving together; when the shell sleeve being located at the pressing position, the clamping jaws of the clamping component being pressed to close inwardly, so that the clamping jaws compressing the airtight ring; when the shell sleeve being located at the releasing position, the clamping jaws being not pressed, and the clam ping jaws stretching outwardly;
wherein a main body of the clamping component is provided with an air hole passing through a bottom end of the main body; at least one flow channel is radially provided in the main body and communicates with the air hole, at least one end of the flow channel passes through a peripheral surface of the main body and communicates with the accommodating space; the air hole and the at least one flow channel form the air passage;
wherein the peripheral surface of the main body is recessed with an annular air groove; at least one end of the flow channel communicates with the air groove.