US 6,386,384 B1 · Full jacket gas cylinder

Abstract

A protective device for gas cylinders is provided that protects the body of the gas cylinder from damage, is light, does not affect the required heat exchange from the environment to the liquified gas within the gas cylinder and renders the gas cylinder assembly easier to stack for safe storage. The protective device in accordance with the principles of the invention comprises a top part and a bottom part forming a cavity within which the gas cylinder is placed. In accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the invention, the top part and bottom part are both made of synthetic materials and are interconnected during assembling process by a standard functional clipping device. These clippings may be broken in order for the protective device to be removed, allowing visual inspection of the gas cylinder without damaging the gas cylinder in the removal process.

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Dependent claims

A protective device for housing a gas cylinder comprising:

a top part having an upper opening and a lower opening, wherein a plurality of first openings are circumferentially dispersed around said upper opening of said top part;
and
a bottom part having an upper opening and a lower opening, said upper opening of the bottom part removably coupled to the lower opening of the top part enclosing the gas cylinder and wherein a plurality of second openings are circumferentially dispersed around said lower opening of said bottom part, wherein area external to the upper opening of the top part is in fluid communication with area external to the lower opening of the bottom part through said plurality of first and second openings through the protective device's interior while the gas cylinder is enclosed within the protective device.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Full jacket gas cylinder

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Full jacket gas cylinder

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Abstract

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