Housing for gas regulator and gauges

A housing operable to secure to a mounting surface and to protectively enclose a regulator and one or more gauges associated with providing a flow of a gas from a gas supply, the housing comprising:

• a front presenting a regulator hole corresponding to the regulator and one or more gauge holes corresponding to the one or more gauges;
• a side projecting perpendicularly from the front and presenting a hose hole and a keyhole slot, wherein the hose hole is operable to allow a hose to pass therethrough and the keyhole slot includes a larger upper hole overlapping a smaller lower hole and is operable to receive and retain a connector end of the hose;
• a top projecting perpendicularly from both the front and the side, the top including one or more top bolt holes and a bolt flange operable to receive a bolt for securing the top to the mounting surface;
• a bottom projecting perpendicularly from both the front and the side so as to be parallel with the top, the bottom including one or more bottom bolt holes aligned with the one or more top bolt holes;
• a hinge coupled with the bottom and operable to pivotably secure the bottom to the mounting surface;
• and
• a securement mechanism operable to removably couple the regulator to the housing, the securement mechanism including
• a first isolation mechanism operable to be interposed between the front of the housing and the regulator and to dampen transmission of vibrations therebetween,
• a mounting plate operable to removably clamp the regulator to the housing, and
• a second isolation mechanism operable to be interposed between the regulator and the mounting clamp and to dampen transmission of vibrations therebetween,
• wherein the front, side, top, bottom, and mounting surface cooperate to substantially enclose the regulator and the one or more gauges, and wherein, when the bolt is removed from the bolt flange, the remainder of the housing can be pivoted upon the hinge and away from the mounting surface so as to expose and allow access to the regulator and the one or more gauges and the securement mechanism.

A unit operable to secure to a mounting surface and to protectively enclose a first regulator and one or more first gauges associated with a first gas supply and a second regulator and one or more second gauges associated with a second gas supply, the unit comprising:

• a first housing operable to protectively enclose the first regulator and the one or more first gauges, the first housing including
• a first top including one or more top bolt holes,
• a first bottom, and
• a hinge coupled with the first bottom and operable to pivotably secure the first bottom to the mounting surface;
• and
• a second housing substantially identical to the first housing and operable to protectively enclose the second regulator and the one or more second gauges, the second housing including
• a second top including a bolt flange operable to receive a bolt for securing the second top to the mounting surface,
• a second bottom including one or more bottom bolt holes aligned with the one or more top bolt holes,
• wherein the first top is removably coupled with the second bottom using the top bolt holes and the bottom bolt holes, thereby coupling the first housing with the second housing, whereafter the unit can be mounted to the mounting surface using the hinge and the bolt flange such that removing the bolt from the bolt flange allows the unit to be pivoted about the hinge and away from the mounting surface so as to expose and allow access to the first and second regulators and the one or more first and second gauges.