PORTABLE DUNNAGE BAG INFLATOR

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A portable dunnage bag inflator comprising:
a housing defining an air inlet and an air outlet; an impellor mounted within the housing; an electric motor mounted within the housing and operably connected to the impellor; a rechargeable battery electrically connectable to the electric motor; a power switch at least partially external to the housing and movable from an off position in which the rechargeable battery does not power the electric motor to an on position in which the rechargeable battery powers the electric motor to drive the impellor to draw air into the air inlet and expel air from the air outlet; and an inflation hose assembly including a first end having a first connector that is connectable to the air outlet and a second end having a second connector that is connectable to a dunnage bag to fluidly connect the air outlet with an interior of the dunnage bag.