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Air compressor

CA 1047999 A · Owner: Thomas Industries Inc. · Inventors: Bell, Richard C.; Droege, Arthur J. (Sr.)

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The invention provides an air compressor of low cost, high quality, long life and of simple and rugged construction and ready replaceability of the chief wear parts as a unit. The compressor employs a wobble piston with a ?Teflon or equivalent packing on the wobble piston which packing bears against the surface of a working cylinder of aluminium with a hardened polish surface. The working cylinder in the form of a cylindrical sleeve is seated at its lower end on a circular shoulder in the main housing or frame. At its upper end it is seated and sealed in a groove in a head plate which provides a cylinder head for the cylinder and a closure for the top of the main frame. An inverted cup …

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  • Granted February 6, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 6, 1996.
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Filed—
GrantedFebruary 6, 1979
Term endedFebruary 6, 1996
Patent numberCA 1047999 A
Classification (IPC)F04B37/00 +2 more

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198019821984198619881990199219941996Patent grantedFeb 6, 1979Term endedFeb 6, 1996

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