Abstract:
A compressible air pump comprises a flexible pump body defining an interior volume. The compressible air pump defines at least one entry opening having a corresponding one-way valve configured to permit air to enter the interior volume of the pump body and an exit opening configured to direct air out of the pump body. The compressible air pump is biased by to an inflated or expanded configuration by a biasing member secured to sidewalls of the pump body. Upon compressing the pump body, the one-way valves associated with the entry opening seals, the air pressure within the pump body increases, and air is directed at an increased pressure out of the exit opening.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an inflation valve that enables a user to quickly inflate and deflate an inflatable object. The inflation valve can include an inflation chamber that is an adequate size to capture a breath of air blown by a user from a distance away from an outside opening of the inflation chamber. This allows surrounding air into the area of low pressure created by the moving air, thereby greatly increasing the amount of air entering the inflatable object. To prevent air from escaping the inflatable object, the inflation valve can include a non-invertible one-way valve and/or an invertible one-way valve. Each valve can prevent air from escaping the inflation chamber until adequate pressure is applied from the outside opening of the inflation chamber, for example, as a result of a user blowing air into the inflation chamber. The invertible one-way valve can be inverted to reverse the properties of the valve.