Anthony I Beard

US Patent:

20160368410, Dec 22, 2016

Filed:

Aug 31, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/253111

Inventors:

- Glenview IL, US
Anthony K. Beard - Poyen AR, US
Thomas A. Ketzer - Wauconda IL, US
Jeffrey Osisek - Hawthorne Woods IL, US
Mark J. Caires - San Ramon CA, US

International Classification:

B60P 7/06
F04D 25/08
F04D 29/60
F04D 25/06

Abstract:

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a portable dunnage bag inflator that provides a compact, pressurized source of air and that is easily mounted onto a movable cargo mover (such as a forklift truck or a pallet jack). Generally, the portable dunnage bag inflator includes an impellor-driven blower that, in operation, draws air at atmospheric pressure through an air intake grid or air inlet into the impellor and expels the air through an inflation hose. Since the portable dunnage bag inflator includes an impellor-driven blower, the pressure of the expelled air is higher than atmospheric pressure. This enables dunnage bags to be inflated to the desired specifications at point-of-use (e.g., during or after loading of cargo into a cargo container) and eliminates the need for a compressed air supply.

US Patent:

20150034196, Feb 5, 2015

Filed:

Jul 8, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/326132

Inventors:

- Glenview IL, US
Anthony K. Beard - Poyen AR, US
Thomas A. Ketzer - Wauconda IL, US
Jeffrey Osisek - Hawthorne Woods IL, US
Mark J. Caires - San Ramon CA, US

International Classification:

B60P 7/06
F04D 25/06
F04D 29/60

US Classification:

1378994

Abstract:

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a portable dunnage bag inflator that provides a compact, pressurized source of air and that is easily mounted onto a movable cargo mover (such as a forklift truck or a pallet jack). Generally, the portable dunnage bag inflator includes an impellor-driven blower that, in operation, draws air at atmospheric pressure through an air intake grid or air inlet into the impellor and expels the air through an inflation hose. Since the portable dunnage bag inflator includes an impellor-driven blower, the pressure of the expelled air is higher than atmospheric pressure. This enables dunnage bags to be inflated to the desired specifications at point-of-use (e.g., during or after loading of cargo into a cargo container) and eliminates the need for a compressed air supply.