A hand pump for inflating rafts or similar inflatables has a first piston
with a relatively low pumping volume which is capable of pumping
relatively small volumes of air into a raft as the raft becomes full and
is approaching its maximum pressure, and a second piston with a larger
pumping volume that can pump larger volumes of air into a raft when it is
empty or only partially filled. Both pistons are operated with a single
plunger. When the plunger is rotated in a first direction to a first
position a locking mechanism allows it to operate only the first piston,
and when the plunger is rotated in a second direction to a second
position the locking mechanism allows it to operate only the second
piston.