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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2000
Mark R. Matthew, New Ulm, MN (US);
David McCoy, Oswego, IL (US);
Tom Graber, New Ulm, MN (US);
Richard Hawkes, Naperville, IL (US);
Keith Kristiansen, Statford, CT (US);
John Kiely, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Gary Grossman, Riverside, CT (US);
Thomas C Vandyk, Ramsey, NJ (US);
Kurt Beckman, New Ulm, MN (US);
Coleman Powermate, Inc., Kearney, NE (US);
Abstract
A detachable air compressor system includes a detachable air compressor unit and a second storage tank. The detachable air compressor unit is portable and includes an air pump powered by a motor and connected to a first storage tank, where the pump, motor, and first storage tank are all connected to a first base. The first storage tank is also attached to a regulator in order to release the compressed air stored inside and to a first coupler to permit the transport of compressed air between the first storage tank and the second storage tank. The detachable air compressor unit can be attached to a second storage tank of a larger size than the first storage tank. The second storage tank includes a second coupler adapted for receiving the first coupler from the first base as well as a second base adapted for coupling with the first base to removably secure the detachable air compressor unit to the second storage tank.