Tank stabilizer
OwnerDavid R. Stempininventor
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Abstract
A stabilizer for a small gas cylinder consisting of a plastic cone which fits over the lower end of the cylinder and firmly grips the cylinder wall and provides an extended base which stabilizes the cylinder in its upright position.
Claims8
A stabilizer for a pressurized gas cylinder having a ring-shaped foot mounted on its lower curved end, said stabilizer comprising a hollow truncated cone-shaped member having the upper edge of its wall terminated in an inwardly projecting lip and the lower edge of its wall having a diameter greater than said cylinder, the said upper edge having a diameter slightly greater than said cylinder and the diameter of the edge of said lip having a diameter slightly less than the diameter of said cylinder including at least two flexible straps having first and second ends, connected to opposite edges of said lip by their said first ends and joined together at their said second ends, the length of said straps being such that, when the cylinder is inserted in said stabilizer, said straps engage the inserted end of said cylinder and suspend the said cylinder in said stabilizer.
A stabilizer for a pressurized gas cylinder having a ring-shaped foot mounted on its lower curved end, said stabilizer comprising a hollow truncated cone-shaped member having the upper edge of its wall terminated in an inwardly projecting lip and the lower edge of its wall having a diameter greater than said cylinder, the said upper edge having a diameter slightly greater than said cylinder and the diameter of the edge of said lip having a diameter slightly less than the diameter of said cylinder including at least two flexible straps having first and second ends connected to opposite edges of said lip by their said first ends and joined to a ring at their said second ends, said ring having an inner diameter greater than the diameter of the foot of said cylinder but less than the diameter of said cylinder whereby said ring engages the said lower curved end of said cylinder when said cylinder is inserted into said stabilizer.
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