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Is a bike pump patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a bike pump have been patented many times, but "a bike pump" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 114 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “bicyclebiketire pump” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 38 best keyword matches we examined, 7 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: BETO ENG & MARKETING CO LTD (4), WU SCOTT (3), HUANG YING-CHE (2), EVERLAST CLIMBING IND INC (2).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): F04B (27), B60C (11), Y10T (7), B60S (3).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a bike pump
- Bicycle tire pump US-11920575-B2 2024 · EVERLAST CLIMBING IND INC
A pump for inflating tires with air is provided. The pump includes a body having a base and a top portion and a cutout configured to receive a tire of a bicycle. The base is configured to be anchored to the ground. The pump includ…
View on Google Patents - Device for coupling a tire pump to a valve of a tire, a set of the device and pump nipples and a method for increasing the pressure in a tire US-11167605-B2 2021 · N VERHOEVEN HOLDING B V
The invention relates to a device for coupling a tire pump to a valve of a tire and for providing a fluid flow path from said pump to said valve, comprising a pump nipple for covering said valve. The device comprises an elastic ba…
View on Google Patents - Tire inflator heads and bicycle pump incorporating same US-2018281754-A1 2018 · STAPLES JONATHAN
An inflator head and a bicycle pump incorporating the inflator head are provided. The inflator head is operable with the pump for manually inflating a tire and is removable from the pump for inflating the tire using a compressed g…
View on Google Patents - Air maintenance tire pump simulator US-9920754-B2 2018 · GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER
An air maintenance tire pump simulator that simulates the environment of an air maintenance tire system is provided. The simulator includes at least one pneumatic cylinder, a structure that forms a closed cavity, and a pneumatic c…
View on Google Patents - Air maintenance tire pumping tube cover strip US-10093136-B2 2018 · GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER
An air maintenance tire assembly is provided in which an elongate groove is located within a first sidewall of a tire. The groove forms an elongate channel within the first sidewall and an elongate groove access passage extends fr…
View on Google Patents - Bike tire pump chuck US-9309980-B2 2016 · WARD GREGORY ALAN
A pump chuck for connection with a valve stem of a tire valve is disclosed. The pump chuck comprises a body having a first bore, a second bore, a third bore and a passageway connecting the first bore and the third bore therethroug…
View on Google Patents - Dual function bicycle air hand pump US-2016090972-A1 2016 · TONG KUN YUAN
The dual function bicycle air hand pump has functions of bicycle air pump and exerciser. The piston of the dual function bicycle air hand pump has installed a piston which has an off-center threaded canal, which can be closed eith…
View on Google Patents - Inflation nozzle of tire pump having air sealing function US-2011108133-A1 2011 · HUANG YING-CHE
An inflation nozzle of a tire pump having air sealing function includes a casing, a valve plug seat, a valve plug and a locking ring. The valve plug seat includes a head portion at one end and a groove defined annularly on an oute…
View on Google Patents - Bicycle tire pump US-2011091339-A1 2011 · HUANG YING-CHE
A bicycle tire pump includes a movable connection member connected to the bottle end of the cylinder and the connection member has an insertion rod which is inserted into a tubular member on the base and fixed to the base. The tub…
View on Google Patents - Bicycle pump valve US-7195030-B2 2007 · CHEN CHIANG-PEI
A valve includes a housing, a first nozzle, a second nozzle and a switch. The housing defines an inlet channel for communication with a pump, a chamber in communication with the inlet channel, a first outlet channel in communicati…
View on Google Patents - Air nozzle and relief valve arrangement for vertical tire pump US-7040355-B2 2006 · WU SCOTT
An air nozzle and relief valve arrangement for use in a vertical tire pump is disclosed to include a lever-operated air nozzle adapted to guide pumped air into the inflatable body (tire), and a button-controlled relief valve insta…
View on Google Patents - Structure for connecting a head to a non-circular cylinder of a bicycle tire pump US-RE37763-E 2002
A bicycle tire pump includes a cylinder having two passages defined therethrough which are separated by a board, two openings respectively defined in a top of the cylinder and communicating with the two passages into which two pis…
View on Google Patents - Pressure gauge of a bicycle tire pump with accurate indication US-6196807-B1 2001
A pressure gauge of a tire pump includes a chamber communicated with the chamber and a pressure indicator is movably received in the chamber. The pressure indicator has a tube with a head portion attached to a first end thereof an…
View on Google Patents - Air hose assembly for a portable tire pump and having the dual functions of air inflation and pressure release US-6279599-B1 2001
An air hose assembly for a portable tire pump and having the dual function of air inflation and pressure release, which utilizes the same air hose structure to perform tire inflation and pressure release without the need to remove…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a bike pump been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Vehicle accessories and travel gear differ in how they attach, fold, lock or secure items.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.