MANUALLY RECHARGEABLE AIR HORN

Abstract

The present invention is a portable air horn apparatus including: a housing; an air horn assembly for generating sound, the air horn being mounted in the housing and receiving air from a small tank. An internal pump fills a small inline tank by means of a one way valve, and a release button sends the air through a diaphragm through the air horn. The air supply of the inline tank is rechargeable by means of an internal hand operated pump, in order to maintain the necessary supply of air required to produce adequate sound.

Claims

1. A horn comprising: a body; a sound generating unit in the body; an air chamber for accepting and storing compressed air to activate said sound generating unit; an air pump activated by a user of said horn forming a part of said body wherein said air pump may be manually compressed to force air into said air chamber for subsequent release to activate said sound generating unit; and a release valve which may be activated by said user to enable stored compressed air to be released from said air chamber into said sound generating unit for producing sound.

2. A horn, according to claim 1, wherein said release valve is automatically triggered in response to a set amount of pressure being achieved in said air chamber.

3. A horn according to claim 1 wherein a plurality of sound generating units are disposed within said body for producing various sounds.

4. A horn according to claim 3, wherein said user can set in advance of activating said release valve which of sound generating units will be activated upon said release of compressed air.

5. A horn according to claim 1 wherein said air pump includes a squeeze handle for a user to force air into said air chamber.

6. A horn according to claim 1 wherein said air pump includes a push pump for a user to hold said horn body with one hand and use said push pump with the other hand.

7. A horn according to claim 1 wherein said air pump includes a crank pump for a user to hold said horn body with one hand and use said crank pump with the other hand.

8. A method of producing sound from a horn comprising: producing and activating horn body containing a sound generating unit, an air storage chamber for accepting and storing compressed air to activate said sound generating unit, an air pump activated by a user of said horn wherein said air pump may be manually compressed to force air into said air chamber for subsequent release to activate said sound generating unit, and a release valve which may be activated by said user to enable stored compressed air to be released from said air chamber into said sound generating unit for producing sound.

9. A horn, according to claim 8, wherein said release valve is automatically triggered in response to a set amount of pressure being achieved in said air chamber.

10. A horn according to claim 8 wherein a plurality of sound generating units are disposed within said body for producing various sounds.

11. A horn according to claim 10, wherein said user can set in advance of activating said release valve which of sound generating units will be activated upon said release of compressed air.

12. A horn according to claim 1 wherein said air pump includes a squeeze handle for a user to force air into said air chamber.

13. A horn according to claim 1 wherein said air pump includes a push pump for a user to hold said horn body with one hand and use said push pump with the other hand.

14. A horn according to claim 1 wherein said air pump includes a crank pump for a user to hold said horn body with one hand and use said crank pump with the other hand.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] FIG. 1 is a rendering of the present invention.

[0013] FIG. 2 is a diagram of the process of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0014] FIG. 1 is a rendering of the present invention. In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the manually rechargeable air horn apparatus 100 is comprised of: a release valve 102; an inline tank filled with compressed air 104; a manual hand operated plunger pump 106; a one way valve 108; an air feeder connecting device 110; and a diaphragm 112. The device recharges by the hand operated pump 106 that acts as a plunger drawing in air into the tank 104. Air is able to be trapped with being released within the tank 104 by means of a one way valve 108. Once a sufficient amount of air has been collected within the tank 104, it becomes compressed through pressurization. In order to release the compressed air, the release valve 102 located at the top of the device housing is pressed down, and the compressed air travels through a connecting feeder tube 110 that connects the inline tank to the diaphragm 112 housing and released through the diaphragm 112 to produce a loud and consistent sound.

[0015] FIG. 2 is a diagram of the process of the present invention. In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the manually operated hand pump located on the bottom of the apparatus is activated 200 by pushing air through the plunger. The air is collected through the manually operated pump 202. The air is collected and stored within the inline tank by means of a one-way valve 204. The inline tank fills to capacity 206 allowing for pressurization of the air to occur, and the air is compressed within the tank 208. The release valve located at the top of the apparatus is pressed down 210, allowing the compressed air to be released into the diaphragm housing and through the diaphragm 212. The acoustic structure of the diaphragm generates a loud and consistent horn sound 214.

[0016] While various embodiments of the disclosed technology have been described above, it should be understood that they have been presented by way of example only, and not of limitation. Likewise, the various diagrams may depict an example architectural or other configuration for the disclosed technology, which is done to aid in understanding the features and functionality that may be included in the disclosed technology. The disclosed technology is not restricted to the illustrated example architectures or configurations, but the desired features may be implemented using a variety of alternative architectures and configurations. Indeed, it will be apparent to one of skill in the art how alternative functional, logical or physical partitioning and configurations may be implemented to implement the desired features of the technology disclosed herein. Also, a multitude of different constituent module names other than those depicted herein may be applied to the various partitions. Additionally, with regard to flow diagrams, operational descriptions and method claims, the order in which the steps are presented herein shall not mandate that various embodiments be implemented to perform the recited functionality in the same order unless the context dictates otherwise.

[0017] Although the disclosed technology is described above in terms of various exemplary embodiments and implementations, it should be understood that the various features, aspects and functionality described in one or more of the individual embodiments are not limited in their applicability to the particular embodiment with which they are described, but instead may be applied, alone or in various combinations, to one or more of the other embodiments of the disclosed technology, whether or not such embodiments are described and whether or not such features are presented as being a part of a described embodiment. Thus, the breadth and scope of the technology disclosed herein should not be limited by any of the above-described exemplary embodiments.

[0018] Terms and phrases used in this document, and variations thereof, unless otherwise expressly stated, should be construed as open ended as opposed to limiting. As examples of the foregoing: the term “including” should be read as meaning “including, without limitation” or the like; the term “example” is used to provide exemplary instances of the item in discussion, not an exhaustive or limiting list thereof; the terms “a” or “an” should be read as meaning “at least one,” “one or more” or the like; and adjectives such as “conventional,” “traditional,” “normal,” “standard,” “known” and terms of similar meaning should not be construed as limiting the item described to a given time period or to an item available as of a given time, but instead should be read to encompass conventional, traditional, normal, or standard technologies that may be available or known now or at any time in the future. Likewise, where this document refers to technologies that would be apparent or known to one of ordinary skill in the art, such technologies encompass those apparent or known to the skilled artisan now or at any time in the future.