Smart pump

Abstract

An apparatus for pumping air comprises a base portion, the base portion including one or more feet, each of the one or more feet having a storage position and an extended position; an extendable main body portion having a hollow interior; and a plunger portion having a plunger shaft and a handle, the plunger shaft being at least partially disposed within the hollow interior of the main body portion, the handle having a width that is between about 0.1% and about 30% larger than a width of the base portion when each of the one or more feet are in the storage position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for pumping air, the apparatus comprising:
 a base portion, the base portion including one or more feet, each of the one or more feet having a storage position and an extended position;   an extendable main body portion having a hollow interior; and   a plunger portion having a plunger shaft and a handle, the plunger shaft being at least partially disposed within the hollow interior of the extendable main body portion, the handle having a width that is between about 0.1% and about 30% larger than a width of the base portion when each of the one or more feet are in the storage position.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more feet are coupled to the base portion via a hinge, and wherein each of the one or more feet is configured to rotate about the hinge between the storage position and the extended position. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the extendable main body portion comprises an outer barrel having a hollow interior coupled to the base portion, and an inner barrel at least partially disposed within the hollow interior of the outer barrel. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the plunger shaft is at least partially disposed within a hollow interior of the inner barrel. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the inner barrel is configured to telescopically extend from the outer barrel. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the plunger shaft is configured to telescopically extend from the inner barrel. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the plunger shaft is configured to telescopically extend from the extendable main body portion. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a hose coupled to the extendable main body portion. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the extendable main body portion includes an outlet and an outlet valve disposed in the air outlet, and wherein the hose is coupled to the extendable main body portion at the outlet. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a barrel cap coupled to the extendable main body portion, the barrel cap being configured to prevent the plunger shaft from telescopically extending from the extendable main body portion. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the barrel cap includes a first hose holder configured to secure the hose. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the plunger shaft includes a second hose holder configured to secure the hose. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the handle is sized to allow a user to grasp the handle with two hands. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the base portion includes exactly two feet. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the plunger shaft includes a flange at an end of the plunger shaft opposite the handle, and wherein the flange is disposed within the hollow interior of the inner barrel and is configured to contact an upper end of the inner barrel. 
     
     
         16 . A method of pumping air with a pump, the method comprising:
 moving one or more feet of the pump from a storage position to an extended position;   removing a hose from at least one hose holder coupled to the pump;   forcing a handle connected to a plunger shaft upwards, the plunger shaft being caused to extend out of a hollow interior of an inner barrel of the pump;   causing the inner barrel to extend out of a hollow interior of an outer barrel of the pump to create an air chamber;   coupling the hose to an object to be inflated; and   forcing the handle downwards to cause air to move from the air chamber into the object.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 measuring an air pressure within the object; and   responsive to the air pressure being less than a threshold air pressure, forcing the handle upwards to cause air to move from an exterior of the pump into the air chamber; and   forcing the handle downwards to cause air to move from the air chamber into the object.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the threshold air pressure is about eighty pounds per square inch. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 decoupling the hose from the object;   collapsing the inner barrel into the hollow interior of the outer barrel;   coupling the hose to the at least one hose holder; and   moving the one or more feet of the pump from a storage position to an extended position.   
     
     
         20 . An apparatus for pumping air, the apparatus comprising:
 a base having a base portion, a first extendable foot coupled to the base portion, and a second extendable foot extending from the base portion, the base portion having a width of between about 110 millimeters and about 120 millimeters, both the first extendable foot and the second extendable foot having a width of between about 120 millimeters and about 130 millimeters;   an extendable main body portion including an outer barrel having a hollow interior and an inner barrel configured to be slidably disposed within the hollow interior of the outer barrel, the inner barrel having a length of between about 300 millimeters and about 320 millimeters, the outer barrel having a length of between about 330 millimeters and about 360 millimeters; and   a plunger having a plunger shaft, a plunger handle disposed at a first end of the plunger shaft, and a plunger flange disposed at a second opposing end of the plunger shaft, the plunger shaft being configured to be slidably received within a hollow interior of the inner barrel such that the plunger flange is disposed within the hollow interior of the inner barrel and the plunger handle is disposed outside of the hollow interior of the inner barrel, the plunger shaft having a length of between about 350 millimeters and about 390 millimeters, the plunger handle having a width of between about 130 millimeters and about 160 millimeters.