US 2014/0166671 A1 · GAS STORAGE CONTAINER

Abstract

At least one inner vessel is provided within a container for storing and/or dispensing gas under pressure to assist in filling the container with gas. The container comprises an outer vessel defining an interior space and a fluid flow control unit for controlling fluid flow into and out of the container. The inner vessel(s) defines a part of the interior space of container and is intended to hold cryogenic fluid in spaced relationship with respect to the outer vessel. Since the inner vessel is in fluid flow communication with the remaining part of the interior space, when the cryogenic fluid becomes gaseous, the container fills with gas. The inner vessel(s) has a mouth for receiving cryogenic fluid from the fluid flow control unit which is free of the fluid flow control unit.

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Dependent claims

A gas storage container for storing and/or dispensing gas under pressure, said container comprising:

an outer vessel defining an interior space for holding gas under pressure, said outer vessel comprising an opening for receiving a fluid flow control unit;
a fluid flow control unit mounted within said opening for controlling fluid flow into and out of the outer vessel;
and
at least one inner vessel provided within said interior space, said inner vessel(s) defining a part of said interior space for holding cryogenic fluid in spaced relationship with respect to said outer vessel and being in fluid flow communication with a remaining part of said interior space, the or each inner vessel having a mouth for receiving cryogenic fluid from said fluid flow control unit,
wherein said mouth of the or each inner vessel is open to the remaining part of said interior space.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Gas storage container

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Abstract

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