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This is how they all fit together…
Air Muscle

Special cap Three-way air
valve to fill or
empty the air
muscle

Tube

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Adapter
Foot pump
Bottle as
air reservoir

16.4 General overview of how parts fit together

Attaching the air muscle to mechanical devices

The air muscle is made of a soft inner tube encased in a strong
plastic mesh. The assembly is held together by metal clips on each
end. The plastic mesh is looped at each end making a hole. The
plastic mesh hole is very strong mechanically and can be used to
attach the air muscle to any device. Figure 16.5 shows a machine
screw inserted through the mesh hole.

Using the air pump adapter
When you receive your foot pump, it will have a standard air nozzle
as shown in Fig. 16.6. We need to replace the standard nozzle with
the air pump adapter. Lift the locking lever as shown in Fig. 16.7.
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