Medical gas bottle with peripheral protective shell

A portable gas delivery equipment comprising:

• a) a gas bottle (1) having a height of less than 50 cm;
• b) a gas tap or tap/pressure-regulator (2) mounted on the bottle (1);
• and
• c) mechanical protection means (3) placed around the bottle (1) and around the said gas tap or tap/pressure-regulator (2), the said protection means (3) comprising at least one external rigid shell (3) formed from at least two sub-parts (3a, 3b, 5) that include catching means (10, 11) for firmly fastening the said sub-parts (3a, 3b, 5) together,
• wherein:
• a) the sub-parts (3a, 3b, 5) comprise two half-shells (3a, 3b) fastened together, forming a protective shell that covers the entire body of the bottle (1) and at least a portion of the tap or tap/pressure-regulator (2);
• and
• b) one or more additional protective elements (14a, 14b) are provided between the half-shells (3a, 3b) and the tap or tap/pressure-regulator (2).

A portable gas delivery equipment comprising:

• a) a gas bottle (1) having a height of less than 50 cm;
• b) a gas tap or tap/pressure-regulator (2) mounted on the bottle (1);
• and
• c) mechanical protection means (3) placed around the bottle (1) and around the said gas tap or tap/pressure-regulator (2), the said protection means (3) comprising at least one external rigid shell (3) formed from at least two sub-parts (3a, 3b, 5) that include catching means (10, 11) for firmly fastening the said sub-parts (3a, 3b, 5) together,
• wherein:
• a) the sub-parts (3a, 3b, 5) comprise two half-shells (3a, 3b) fastened together, forming a protective shell that covers the entire body of the bottle (1) and at least a portion of the tap or tap/pressure-regulator (2);
• b) a closure cap (5) is fitted onto the two half-shells (3a, 3b) facing the tap or tap/pressure-regulator (2),
• c) at least one of the said protective half-shells and/or the closure cap (5) includes a port (6) located facing the tap or tap/pressure-regulator (2) so as to allow access to at least one fitting (7) on the said tap or tap/pressure-regulator regulator (2);
• and
• d) the weight of assembly is less than 5 kg.

A portable gas delivery equipment comprising:

• a) a gas bottle (1) having a height of less than 50 cm;
• b) a gas tap or tap/pressure-regulator (2) mounted on the bottle (1);
• and
• c) mechanical protection means (3) placed around the bottle (1) and around the said gas tap or tap/pressure-regulator (2), the said protection means (3) comprising at least one external rigid shell (3) formed from at least two sub-parts (3a, 3b, 5) that include catching means (10, 11) for firmly fastening the said sub-parts (3a, 3b, 5) together,
• wherein the external rigid shell (3) has an external profile with a neck (12) designed in such a way that it allows the equipment to be manually gripped by a user via this neck (12).