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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2008
Rodney S. Smith, Franklin, TN (US);
Thomas C. Keenan, Brentwood, TN (US);
Joel L. Kennedy, Mt. Pleasant, TN (US);
Johnny Buchanan, Mt. Pleasant, TN (US);
Rodney S. Smith, Franklin, TN (US);
Thomas C. Keenan, Brentwood, TN (US);
Joel L. Kennedy, Mt. Pleasant, TN (US);
Johnny Buchanan, Mt. Pleasant, TN (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
An inflation/deflation assembly, which can be mounted upon the inflation valve assembly of an inflatable bag, so as to permit both the inflation and deflation of the inflatable as may be desired. The inflation/deflation assembly comprises an outer housing, and a control rod is rotatably disposed within the housing so as to be rotatably movable between two positions angularly spaced apart from each other. When the control rod is disposed, for example, at a first one of the two positions, the inflatable bag can be inflated, whereas, when the control rod is disposed at the second one of the two positions, the inflatable bag can be deflated.