1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an aerating bag, and more particularly relates to an aerating bag that can improve the air inflation efficiency of the aerating bag.
2. Description of Related Art
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The vent segment 80 is formed on the front end of the upper membrane 71 of the inflatable segment 70, selectively communicates with the inflatable segment 70 and has an outlet 81. The outlet 81 is connected to the bottom side of the lower membrane 72 near the front end of the upper membrane 71. The unidirectional gas nozzle 90 is securely mounted in the gap between the concaved segment 73 and the lower membrane 72 at the middle of the concave segment 73 to enable the vent segment 80 to communicate with the inflatable segment 70 and has two valve slices 91, 92. The valve slices 91, 92 are included an upper valve slice 91 and a lower valve slice 92. The lower valve slice 91 is mounted between and abuts the upper valve slice 91 and the top side of the lower membrane 72. Each one of the valve slices 91, 92 has a shape, an outer periphery, a front end and a rear end. The shapes of the valve slices 91, 92 are the same, the front ends of the valve slices 91, 92 extend into the vent segment 80 and the rear ends of the valve slices 91, 92 extend into the inflatable segment 70. Furthermore, the valve slices 91, 92 are overlapped with each other at the middle of the concave segment 73 to enable the outer periphery of the upper valve slice 91 to align with the outer periphery of the lower valve slice 92.
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Therefore, the present invention provides an aerating bag to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
The main objective of the present invention is to provide an aerating bag that can improve the air inflation efficiency of the aerating bag.
The aerating bag in accordance with the present invention has a body and a unidirectional nozzle. The body has an upper membrane, a lower membrane, a ventilating duct, an inflatable chamber and a vent segment. The upper membrane has a concaved segment. The concaved segment has a middle and two curved ends. The lower membrane is connected to the upper membrane. The ventilating duct is formed in the body between the concaved segment and the lower membrane. The inflatable chamber is formed in the body between the membranes and the ventilating duct. The vent segment is formed between the membranes, communicates with the inflatable chamber via the ventilating duct and has an outlet chamber. The unidirectional gas nozzle is mounted in ventilating duct between the inflatable chamber and the outlet chamber and has an upper valve slice and a lower valve slice mounted between the middle and one of the curved ends of the concaved segment. The valve slices are overlapped with each other in a misalignment state.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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The body 10 is compressible and has an upper membrane 11, a lower membrane 12, a ventilating duct 15, an inflatable chamber 16, a vent segment 17 and an intake valve 13. The upper membrane 11 may be made of an elastic material such as rubber and has a front end, a rear end, a bottom, an outer periphery and a concaved segment 14. The concaved segment 14 is formed in the upper membrane 11 between the front end and the rear end of the upper membrane 11 and has a bottom face, a middle, a first curved end 141 and a second curved end 142. The curved ends 141, 142 of the concaved segment 14 are defined away the middle of the concaved segment 14.
The lower membrane 12 may be made of plastic, is connected to the upper membrane 11 to form the closed body 10 and has a front end, a rear end, a top, a bottom, an outer periphery and a communicating hole 121. The top of the lower membrane 12 at the periphery of the lower membrane 12 is securely connected to the bottom of the upper membrane 11 at the periphery of the upper membrane 11 to enable the bottom face of the concaved segment 14 to face the top of the lower membrane 12. The communicating hole 121 is formed through the bottom and the top of the lower membrane 12 near the front end of the lower membrane 12.
The ventilating duct 15 is formed in the body 10 between the concaved segment 14 of the upper membrane 11 and the top of the lower membrane 12. The inflatable chamber 16 is formed in the body 10 between the rear ends of the membranes 11, 12 and the ventilating duct 15 to store air. The vent segment 17 is formed between the front ends of the membranes 11, 12, communicates with the inflatable chamber 16 via the ventilating duct 15 and selectively communicates with the communicating hole 121 of the lower membrane 12.
The vent segment 17 has a vent mount 171 and a separating board 173. The vent mount 171 is formed on the front end of the upper membrane 11, is formed with the concaved segment 14 and is mounted on the top of the lower membrane 12 at the front end of the lower membrane 12. In addition, the vent mount 171 may be tubular and has an open top, an internal surface and an outlet chamber 175. The outlet chamber 175 is formed in the vent mount 171, communicates the inflatable chamber 16 via the ventilating duct 15 and communicates with the communicating hole 121 of the lower membrane 12. The separating board 173 is formed on and protrudes from the internal surface of the vent mount 171 below the open top of the vent mount 171 and has a top side, a bottom side and a through hole. The through hole is formed through the top side and the bottom side of the separating board 173 and communicates with the open top and the outlet chamber 175 of the vent mount 171.
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The sealing slice 133 is movably mounted in the mounting recess 135 of the holding mount 131, is held in the mounting recess 135 by the inner top of the holding mount 131 without separating from the holding mount 131 and has a diameter. The diameter of the sealing slice 133 is larger than the diameter of the inlet channel of the holding mount 131 and is smaller than the diameter of the mounting recess 135. With reference to
The controlling device 20 is connected to the body 10 and has a bottom, a top, an external surface, a control valve 21, a spring 22 and a cover 23. The bottom of the controlling device 20 is mounted in the vent mount 171 of the vent segment 17 of the body 10 and is connected to the separating board 173. The top of the controlling device 20 extends out of the open top of the vent mount 171.
The control valve 21 is made of metal, is movably mounted in the controlling device 20 and has a rod 213, a pressing tab 211 and a holding head 215. The rod 213 is movably mounted in the controlling device 20, extends into the outlet chamber 175 via the separating board 173 and has a bottom end and a top end. The bottom end of the rod 213 extends into the outlet chamber 175 via the through hole of the separating board 173. The top end of the rod 213 extends in the top of the controlling device 20. The pressing tab 211 is formed on and protrudes from the top end of the rod 213 and extends out of the top of the controlling device 20. The holding head 215 is formed on and protrudes from the bottom end of the rod 213 and is selectively pressed against the bottom of the controlling device 20 to hold the control valve 21 with the controlling device 20.
The spring 22 is mounted around the rod 213 of the control valve 21 and is pressed against the pressing tab 211 and the separating board 173 to enable the holding head 215 to press against the bottom of the controlling device 20 to prevent the through hole of the separating board 173 from communicating with the outlet chamber 175. The cover 23 is made of plastic and is formed on and protrudes from the external surface of the controlling device 20 near the top of the controlling device 20 to mount in the top of the controlling device 20 to close the control valve 21.
The unidirectional gas nozzle 30 is mounted in ventilating duct 15 of the body 10 between the inflatable chamber 16 and the outlet chamber 175 of the vent segment 17 and has two valve slices 31, 32 mounted between the middle and one of the curved ends 141, 142 of the concaved segment 14. The valve slices 31, 32 include an upper valve slice 31 and a lower valve slice 32, and each one of the valve slices 31, 32 has a shape, an outer periphery, a front end and a rear end. The shapes of the valve slices 31, 32 are the same. The front ends of the valve slices 31, 32 may be rectangular and extend into the outlet chamber 175 of the vent segment 17. In addition, the front end of one of the valve slices 31, 32 is mounted over the communicating hole 121 of the lower membrane 12. The rear ends of the valve slices 31, 32 may be triangular and extend into the ventilating duct 15. Furthermore, the valve slices 31, 32 are overlapped with each other in a misalignment state to enable the front end, the rear end and the outer periphery of one of the valve slices 31, 32 to misalign with the front end, the rear end and the outer periphery of one of the other one valve slice 31, 32. In the first embodiment of the aerating bag in accordance with the present invention, the valve slices 31, 32 are mounted between the middle and the first curved end 141 of the concaved segment 14.
The outlet 40 is connected to the body 10, communicates with the outlet chamber 175 of the vent segment 17 and has a connecting end and an inserting end. The connecting end of the outlet 40 is connected to the communicating hole 121 of the lower membrane 12. The inserting end of the outlet 40 is formed with the connecting end of the outlet 40.
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Because the valve slices 31, 32 are overlapped with each other in a misalignment state and are mounted between the middle and one of the curved ends 141 of the concaved segment 14. When the membranes 11, 12 of the body 10 is extruded by the user's fingers, the deformation of the membranes 11, 12 at the middle of the concaved segment 14 will not interfere the movement of the valve slices 31, 32. Then, the air can easily and successfully enable the air to separate the rear ends of the valve slices 31, 32 to allow the air passing through the front ends of the valve slices 31, 32. Then, the air can flow into the object via the outlet chamber 175, the communicating hole 121 of the lower membrane 12 and the outlet 40. Furthermore, after the user's fingers pressing the membranes 11, 12, the inflatable chamber 16 is set in the vacuum state and this can make the sealing slice 133 to move upwardly relative to the holding mount to allow the outside air to flow into the inflatable chamber 16 via the inlet channel and the mounting recess 135 when the user removes the fingers from the membranes 11, 12. After the above-mentioned operating cycle, the object can be inflated completely.
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According to the above-mentioned features and structural relationships of the aerating bag in accordance with the present invention, first, the valve slices 31, 32 are overlapped with each other in a misalignment state to enable the front end, the rear end and the outer periphery of one of the valve slices 31, 32 to misalign with the front end, the rear end and the outer periphery of one of the other one valve slice 31, 32. Second, the valve slices 31, 32 are mounted between the middle and one of the curved ends 141, 142 of the concaved segment 14 to prevent the valve slices 31, 32 interfering from the deformation of the membranes 11, 12 at the middle of the concaved segment 14 of the body 10. Then, the air in the inflatable chamber 16 can easily and successfully enable the air to separate the rear ends of the valve slices 31, 32 to allow the air passing through the front ends of the valve slices 31, 32 and flow into an object, and this can significantly improve the air inflation efficiency of the aerating bag.
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and features of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.