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US 4,905,855 AGranted
Propane carry safe
OwnerJoseph M. Troiano, George Spectorinventors
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Abstract
A propane tank safety carrier is provided and consists of a box-like housing with a hinged cover that will snuggly hold the propane tank in an upright protective position during transportation.
Claims4
A safety carrier for a propane tank having a cylindrical body, a valve assembly and a valve protector with tank carry handle at a top end of the cylindrical body said carrier comprising:
- (a) a box like housing having an open top and a partially open front wall sized to receive the cylindrical body;
- (b) an L-shaped cover having a long arm and a short arm being hinged at end of said long arm to top of said housing so that said cover will enclose the valve assembly and the valve protector with tank carrying handles in said carrier when said cover is in a closed position, said short arm having an aperture therethrough;
- (c) means for locking said cover to said housing when said cover is in the closed position;
- (d) a threaded sleeve affixed to an inner surface of said short arm of said cover behind said aperture so as to be in proper alignment with the valve assembly when said cover is in the closed position;
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- (e) a plug having a threaded shaft to extend past said aperture and threads into said threaded sleeve and the valve assembly when said cover is in the closed position so as to lock said cover to the propane tank, wherein said locking means is a latch mechanism connected between said housing and said cover opposite said hinged side thereof.
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A safety carrier for a propane tank having a cylindrical body, a valve assembly and a valve protector with tank carry handle at a top end of the cylindrical body, said carrier comprising:
- (a) a box-like housing having an open top and a partially open front wall sized to receive the cylindrical body;
- (b) an L-shaped cover having a long arm and a short arm being hinged at end of said long arm top to of said housing so that said cover will enclose the valve assembly and the valve protector with tank carry handles in said carrier when said cover is in a closed position, said short arm having an aperture therethrough;
- (c) means for locking said cover to said housing when said cover is in the closed position.
- (d) a threaded sleeve affixed to an inner surface of said short arm of said cover behind said aperture so as to be in proper alignment with the valve assembly when said cover is in the closed position;
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- (e) a plug having a threaded shaft to extend past said aperture and threads into said threaded sleeve and the valve assembly when said cover is in the closed position so as to lock said cover to the propane tank, said shaft adapt to coact with said valve protector whereby opening movement of said cover is prevented by engagement of said shaft with said protector.
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