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US 5,393,080 AGranted
Aquatic air tank dolly
OwnerSteve F. Rossinventor
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Abstract
An aquatic air tank dolly having a cup to secure the base of the tank to support on wheels for conveniently moving the tank having side rails rigidly attached to the cup at the base of the tank and attached to the value stem at the top of the tank, the side rails adapted for supporting additional diving equipment during tank transport and tank use underwater.
Claims7
A dolly for transporting an air tank having a circular bottom end and a valve stem end, said dolly comprising
- cup means generally in a cylindrical shape adapted for receiving the bottom end of said tank, said cup having a top circular opening for receiving the bottom end of said tank, and having a smaller bottom circular opening defined by an inwardly extending flange,
- bottom fastener means attached to said inwardly extending flange of said cup means, said bottom fastener means having a plate disposed between said tank and said inwardly extending flange of said cup means, and having a rail fastener and a guard fastener attached to said plate acting to secure said bottom fastener means to said cup,
- wheel means for rolling said tank during movement,
- guard means attached to said guard fastener means of said bottom fastener means, said guard means having an outwardly extending edge for sliding said dolly and said tank over movement path obstructions preventing use of said wheels, said guard means also having apertures for attaching said wheel means to said guard means.
- rail means attached to said rail fastener means of said bottom fastener means, said rail means extending therefrom towards and attached to the valve stem end of said tank, said rail means functioning as a dolly frame, and
- valve stem bracket means for fastening together said valve stem end of said tank and a proximal end of said rail means.
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A dolly for transporting an air tank having a circular bottom end and a valve end, said dolly comprising:
- cup means generally in a cylindrical shape adapted for receiving the bottom end of said tank, said cup having a top circular opening for receiving the bottom end of said tank, and having a smaller bottom circular opening defined by an inwardly extending flange,
- bottom fastener means attached to said inwardly extending flange of said cup means,
- wheels means attached to said bottom fastener means for rolling said tank during movement of the dolly,
- rail means extending along each side of the tank and attached to said bottom fastener means, said rail means extending therefrom towards and attached to the valve end of said tank, said rail means having a plurality of handles extending therefrom along the length of said tank, and said rail means functioning as a dolly frame, and
- valve bracket means for fastening together said valve end of said tank and a proximal end of said rail means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.