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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jiafu Fang, Spring, TX (US);
Troy H. Scriven, Waterford, NY (US);
Dewey P. Szemenyei, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Pennzoil, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/100 ; B67C 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/100 ; B67C 3/00 ;
Abstract
A new inflating device and method for inflating an inflatable object are described. The inflating device includes two compartments: one containing a gas-generating agent and the other containing an activating agent. When mixed, the gas-generating agent and the activating agent produces a gas in situ. The device further includes an activator connected to both compartments and is capable of effectuating mixing between the two agents upon activation. A hose assembly of the inflating device delivers a the gas generated to an inflatable object, such as a flat tire.