An air compressor includes a compressor unit having a motor with a motor housing, a pump operably coupled to the motor and having a pump housing formed as a single piece with a portion of the motor housing, and a first tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when
An air compressor includes a compressor unit having a motor with a motor housing, a pump operably coupled to the motor and having a pump housing formed as a single piece with a portion of the motor housing, and a first tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor. The air compressor also includes a tank unit removably coupled to the compressor unit in a stacked arrangement. The tank unit includes a second tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor.
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1. An air compressor comprising: a compressor unit including a motor having a motor housing,a pump operably coupled to the motor, the pump having a pump housing formed as a single piece with a portion of the motor housing, anda first tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from
1. An air compressor comprising: a compressor unit including a motor having a motor housing,a pump operably coupled to the motor, the pump having a pump housing formed as a single piece with a portion of the motor housing, anda first tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor; anda tank unit removably coupled to the compressor unit in a stacked arrangement, the tank unit including a second tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor, wherein the motor housing includes opposed end caps, and wherein each end cap includes a leg formed as a single piece therewith, andwherein each of the legs includes a pad at a distal end of the leg, and wherein the tank unit includes a plurality of supports upon which the respective pads are positioned when the tank unit is coupled to the compressor unit in the stacked arrangement. 2. The air compressor of claim 1, further comprising: a projection extending from one of the compressor unit and the tank unit; anda locking assembly coupled to the other of the compressor and the tank unit, wherein the locking assembly is movable between a first position, in which the projection is retained by the locking assembly, and a second position, in which the projection is releasable from the locking assembly. 3. The air compressor of claim 2, further comprising a handle coupled to at least one of the compressor unit and the tank unit, wherein the compressor unit and the tank unit are transportable together as a unit using the handle when the projection is retained by the locking assembly. 4. The air compressor of claim 1, wherein the compressor unit further includes a first manifold including an inlet in fluid communication with the first tank and an outlet, anda first pressure regulator coupled to the first manifold between the inlet and the outlet, the first pressure regulator operable to reduce the pressure of the pressurized air exiting the first manifold through the outlet. 5. The air compressor of claim 4, wherein the tank unit further includes a second manifold including an inlet in fluid communication with the second tank and an outlet, anda second pressure regulator coupled to the second manifold between the inlet and the outlet of the second manifold, the second pressure regulator operable to reduce the pressure of the pressurized air exiting the second manifold through the outlet of the second manifold. 6. The air compressor of claim 5, wherein the first and second pressure regulators are independently adjustable. 7. The air compressor of claim 1, further comprising a conduit fluidly connecting the first tank and the second tank for transferring pressurized air from the first tank to the second tank during operation of the pump. 8. The air compressor of claim 7, further comprising a quick-disconnect assembly fluidly interconnecting the conduit and at least one of the first tank and the second tank. 9. An air compressor comprising: a compressor unit including a motor having a motor housing,a pump operably coupled to the motor, anda first tank coaxial with the motor and the pump, the first tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor; anda tank unit removably coupled to the compressor unit in a stacked arrangement, the tank unit including a second tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor,wherein the motor housing includes opposed end caps, and wherein each end cap includes a leg formed as a single piece therewith, andwherein each of the legs includes a pad at a distal end of the leg, and wherein the tank unit includes a plurality of supports upon which the respective pads are positioned when the tank unit is coupled to the compressor unit in the stacked arrangement. 10. The air compressor of claim 9, further comprising: a projection extending from one of the compressor unit and the tank unit; anda locking assembly coupled to the other of the compressor and the tank unit, wherein the locking assembly is movable between a first position, in which the projection is retained by the locking assembly, and a second position, in which the projection is releasable from the locking assembly. 11. The air compressor of claim 10, further comprising a handle coupled to at least one of the compressor unit and the tank unit, wherein the compressor unit and the tank unit are transportable together as a unit using the handle when the projection is retained by the locking assembly. 12. The air compressor of claim 9, wherein the compressor unit further includes a first manifold including an inlet in fluid communication with the first tank and an outlet, anda first pressure regulator coupled to the first manifold between the inlet and the outlet, the first pressure regulator operable to reduce the pressure of the pressurized air exiting the first manifold through the outlet. 13. The air compressor of claim 12, wherein the tank unit further includes a second manifold including an inlet in fluid communication with the second tank and an outlet, anda second pressure regulator coupled to the second manifold between the inlet and the outlet of the second manifold, the second pressure regulator operable to reduce the pressure of the pressurized air exiting the second manifold through the outlet of the second manifold. 14. The air compressor of claim 13, wherein the first and second pressure regulators are independently adjustable. 15. The air compressor of claim 9, further comprising a conduit fluidly connecting the first tank and the second tank for transferring pressurized air from the first tank to the second tank during operation of the pump. 16. The air compressor of claim 15, further comprising a quick-disconnect assembly fluidly interconnecting the conduit and at least one of the first tank and the second tank.
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