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US 12,110,220 B2Granted
Tank inverter
AssigneeBenjamin Glade Casper
InventorBenjamin Glade Casper
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises an inverter assembly comprising a base plate to interface with a bottom of an upright gas tank; a rotatable shaft; and at least one swing arm coupled to the base plate and the rotatable shaft; wherein the inverter assembly is to pivot about a horizontal axis to swing the base plate and a bottom side of an upright gas tank placed thereon in an upward arc responsive to rotation of the rotatable shaft.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- an inverter assembly comprising:
- a base plate to interface with a bottom of an upright gas tank;
- a rotatable shaft;
- at least one swing arm coupled to the base plate and the rotatable shaft;
- a base frame;
- a frame arm extending upwards from the base frame;
- and
- a first bearing within the frame arm;
- wherein the rotatable shaft is placed through and rotates within the first bearing within the frame arm, wherein the inverter assembly is to pivot about a horizontal axis to swing the base plate and a bottom side of an upright gas tank placed thereon in an upward arc responsive to rotation of the rotatable shaft;
- and
- wherein the inverter assembly is configured to invert the gas tank.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.