US 6,843,247 B2 · Portable liquid oxygen unit with multiple operational orientations

Abstract

A portable liquid oxygen (LOX) storage/delivery apparatus is provided, including an insulated LOX container having an interior, a top portion, bottom portion, and sidewall, the sidewall including a first and second side portion, both extending between the top and bottom portion, and a port system in communication with the interior for charging the container and for withdrawing LOX and gaseous oxygen. The gaseous oxygen is withdrawn from the container through a first outlet and LOX is withdrawn from the container through a second outlet when the container is positioned in a first orientation with the sidewall vertically oriented, as well as when the container is positioned in a second orientation with the second side portion oriented downwardly and with the first side portion upwardly and overlying the second side portion, and any position in between.

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Dependent claims

A portable liquid oxygen (LOX) storage/delivery apparatus operable in a plurality of orientations, comprising:

an insulated container having an interior for containing LOX, a top portion, and a bottom portion;
a first outlet in communication with the interior of said container for withdrawing gaseous oxygen, said first outlet being located adjacent to said top portion but disposed away from a center of said top portion;
a second outlet in communication with the interior of said container for withdrawing LOX said second outlet being located adjacent to said bottom portion and disposed away from a center of said bottom portion, said second outlet disposed so as to be diagonally opposed to said first outlet;
at least one port in communication with said interior of said container for transporting at least one of LOX and gaseous oxygen from said container;
wherein gaseous oxygen can be removed from said container through said first outlet and LOX can be removed from said container through said second outlet when the portable liquid oxygen (LOX) storage/delivery apparatus is in the plurality of orientations.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Portable liquid oxygen unit with multiple operational orientations

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Portable liquid oxygen unit with multiple operational orientations

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Abstract

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