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US 4,215,581 AGranted
Pressure regulator assembly guard
OwnerStephen M. Bolick, John O. Voughtinventors
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Abstract
This invention relates to protective framework in general and more specifically to a protective guard member which is adapted to be secured to the throat of a compressed gas cylinder, and which encompasses the associated regulator valves and guages to prevent damage to the components and connections should the cylinder be tipped or knocked over.
Claims9
A gauge guard for use with a pressure regulating assembly, including pressure regulating valves, regulator gauges and a plurality of fluid couplings operatively connecting the regulator assembly to a source of pressurized gas;
- where the source of pressurized gas is an elongated cylinder, having a cylindrical throat member into which one of the plurality of fluid couplings is inserted, the gauge guard comprising;
- a pair of clamp members engaging a portion of the cylinder,
- a rigid framework, extending through the clamp members which is spaced from, and projects below, beyond and above the regulator assembly, and
- a securing means for fastening the clamp members and the framework to a portion of the cylinder.
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