Support bracket system for the storage of gas cylinders

A modular gas cylinder support device, comprising:

• at least one gas cylinder support structure being defined by a plurality of frame members, said frame members including a plurality of vertically disposed beam-like structural members and a plurality of horizontally disposed beam-like structural members;
• said vertical and horizontal members being fixedly engaged together to form at least one free standing three-sided gas cylinder storage bay wherein gas cylinders are stored in a floor-standing, vertical orientation;
• at least one gas cylinder storage basket removably engaged within said storage bay, said basket being formed from a plurality of wire segments that are joined together to define four vertically disposed basket faces, said basket faces being arranged in opposing pairs, and said basket having a bottom face which is joined to lower portions of each of said vertically disposed faces;
• said basket having at least one horizontally disposed level, said level being formed from at least one wire segment disposed in the plane of said level and engaged to vertical wire segments disposed in the plane of each of said faces;
• said level also including wire segments disposed in the plane of said level and oriented such that ends of said wire segments are joined to wire segments disposed in opposing vertical faces of said basket;
• and
• each said face including a horizontally disposed wire segment forming a top edge of said face;
• and wherein a support structure engagement means is engaged to said basket proximate said top edge wire segment, each said support structure engagement means projecting laterally from said vertical face and supported by said horizontally disposed beam-like structural members of said support structure.