Patents Assigned to K-Pump
  • Publication number: 20150020895
    Abstract: A relief valve is configured to fit between the outlet of a hand pump and the inlet of an inflatable device to prevent the inflatable device from being inflated beyond a desired pressure. The relief valve can also be used to bleed excess air out of an inflatable device that is above its desired pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: K-Pump Inc.
    Inventor: James D. Kutella
  • Patent number: 7353746
    Abstract: A hand pump for inflating rafts or similar inflatables has a first piston with a relatively low pumping volume which is capable of pumping relatively small volumes of air into a raft as the raft becomes full and is approaching its maximum pressure, and a second piston with a larger pumping volume that can pump larger volumes of air into a raft when it is empty or only partially filled. Both pistons are operated with a single plunger. When the plunger is rotated in a first direction to a first position a locking mechanism allows it to operate only the first piston, and when the plunger is rotated in a second direction to a second position the locking mechanism allows it to operate only the second piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: K-Pump
    Inventor: James D. Kutella