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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1998
Dominique Pestel, Courbevoie, FR;
Zodiac International, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Abstract
Pneumatic valve (1) for an inflatable object such as an inflatable boat, arranged so as to be partially embedded in an aperture (22) in the flexible wall (21) of the inflatable object carrying it and comprising a valve body (2) containing a valve mechanism (1) and two collars (18, 20) like truncated cones surrounding the valve body (2) and gripping between them in a leak-proof manner the portion of the flexible wall (21) peripherally bordering the aperture (22); the two collars (18, 20) belong to two respective rings (17, 19) removably attached to the valve body (2), and sealing means (16) are provided between the lower ring (17) and the valve body (2); thanks to which the valve body (2) can present a transverse dimension approximately identical to that of said aperture (22) of the flexible wall (21) and fitting the valve (2) to or removing it from the flexible wall (21) can be carried out entirely from the exterior of the flexible wall (21).