Method and apparatus for mounting a fluid containment cylinder
AssigneeHexagon Technology AS
InventorsJohn A. Eihusen, Norman L. Newhouse
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Abstract
Structures for securing a fluid containment cylinder at the neck portion of the cylinder include a mounting frame having a bore disposed therein and a slot disposed orthogonally to the central axis of the bore. The neck of the cylinder passes through the bore and a u-bolt passes through the slot, registering against a shoulder on the neck of the cylinder, thereby securing the cylinder within the block. In other embodiments, the securing structure includes a collar for preventing rotation of the cylinder or for accommodating a certain degree of misalignment of the cylinder with respect to the securement structure.
Claims21
A fluid containment cylinder mount comprising:
- a rigid frame for supporting a neck of a fluid containment cylinder, the frame having a top surface, a front surface, a back surface, a neck receiving bore passing through the frame from the front surface to the back surface having a principal axis, and at least one fastener bore passing through the frame from the top surface to the neck bore;
- a fastener, disposed at least partly within the fastener bore, having a neck securement end and at least one tensionable end, the neck securement end having an inner profile having a portion adapted to be shaped to mate with at least a portion of the neck of the fluid containment cylinder;
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- a tensioner, engaged to at least one tensionable end of the fastener.
A fluid containment cylinder mount comprising:
- a frame having a top surface, a front surface, a back surface, a neck receiving bore passing through the frame from the front surface to the back surface having a principal axis, and at least one fastener bore passing through the frame from the top surface to the neck bore;
- a fastener, disposed at least partly within the fastener bore, having a neck securement end and at least one tensionable end, the neck securement end having an inner profile having a portion adapted to be shaped to mate with at least a portion of a neck of a fluid containment cylinder, wherein the fastener is a u-bolt;
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- a tensioner, engaged to at least one tensionable end of the fastener.
A fluid containment cylinder mount comprising:
- a frame having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, a back surface, a neck receiving bore passing through the frame from the front surface to the back surface, a first fastener bore passing through the frame from the bottom surface to the top surface along a first side of the neck receiving bore, and a second fastener bore passing through the frame from the bottom surface to the top surface along a second side of the neck receiving bore opposite the first side;
- a u-bolt, having a neck receiving end and first and second threaded uprights, each threaded upright disposed within one of the first and second fastener bores, the neck receiving end having a radius adapted to be sized to capture a neck of a compressed gas cylinder;
- a first nut, threadably engaged to the first threaded upright;
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- a second nut, threadably engaged to the second threaded upright.
A compressed gas cylinder mount comprising:
- a frame having a top surface, a front surface, a back surface, a neck receiving bore passing through the frame from the front surface to the back surface, and a fastener bore passing through the frame from the top surface to the neck bore;
- a fastener, disposed within the fastener bore, having a neck receiving end and a tensionable end, the neck receiving end having an inner profile suitable for capturing the neck of a compressed gas cylinder;
- a tensioner, engaged to the tensionable end of the fastener;
- a locating collar, disposed on the front surface of the frame around the neck receiving bore, having a first locator receiving feature and a second locator receiving feature;
- a first locator, disposed in the front surface of the frame, mated to the first locator receiving feature;
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- a second locator, disposed in the second locator receiving feature, and adapted to be shaped to mate with a locating feature on a compressed gas cylinder neck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.