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1. In an air compressor that includes a main frame, a motor mounted to the main frame, and a cylinder fitted with a piston body and provided at the main frame, the motor capable of driving the piston body to conduct reciprocating motion within the cylinder for producing compressed air, wherein the improvement comprises:
the cylinder has an open bottom, through which the piston body is fitted into the cylinder, and a top wall opposite to the open bottom, the top wall being not fully closed, wherein the cylinder is provided with a first flange at its surrounding wall, near its top wall, the first flange is provided with two opposite holding portions each defining a first recess; an air storage container has an open bottom and a closed top and defines therein an inner space terminating at the open bottom, the air storage container being provided at its open bottom with a second flange that is provided with two opposite holding portions each defining a second recess; whereby the air storage container is capable of being fitted over the cylinder and rotated about the cylinder to allow the second flange of the air storage container to slide in the first recesses of the cylinder and allow the first flange of the cylinder to slide in the second recess of the air storage container, so that the air storage container is detachably mounted to the cylinder, thereby sealing the cylinder and defining an air chamber therebetween. |
