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A group of pressurized gas cylinders are integrated into a unit to prevent relative motion between them, especially during transport, by a system of banding which can be quickly applied when needed and quickly cut away when separation of the cylinders is required. In preferred practice, six cylinder

A group of pressurized gas cylinders are integrated into a unit to prevent relative motion between them, especially during transport, by a system of banding which can be quickly applied when needed and quickly cut away when separation of the cylinders is required. In preferred practice, six cylinders are integrated by arranging the cylinders in an array of paired rows. A central pair of the cylinders is banded tightly together, whereafter end pairs of the cylinders are integrated into the whole by a tight peripheral band surrounding the entire array. In preferred practice, the array of cylinders is integrated within the confines of a pallet which has upstanding posts positioned at the ends of the cylinder array. The posts are located so as to deflect portions of the peripheral band inwardly to increase its degree of wrap around the end pairs of cylinders. Two spacer bars covered by frictional sleeves are supported by the posts and extend between the paired cylinders so that the bands, when applied, force the cylinders against the spacer bars to enhance the integrating effect.

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A package of integrated gas cylinders which comprises: (a) an even number of gas cylinders arranged in two side-by-side rows of equal numbers of cylinders with the cylinders defining a linear array of pairs, and with there being at least three cylinders in each row; (b) a pair of elongated spacer ba

A package of integrated gas cylinders which comprises: (a) an even number of gas cylinders arranged in two side-by-side rows of equal numbers of cylinders with the cylinders defining a linear array of pairs, and with there being at least three cylinders in each row; (b) a pair of elongated spacer bars between said rows in contact with the cylinders of each row; (c) separate bands for tightly banding all of the pairs of cylinders and the spacer bar therebetween except the end pairs of the array with a separate band for banding each of the pairs, with each of the separate bands extending tightly around each of the cylinders of its associated pair for a distance extending through about 180 degrees of the perimeter thereof; and, (d) still another separate band tightly peripherally embracing the entire array of cylinders to securely clamp the cylinders of the array and the said spacer bar wherein said spacer bars constitute the sole cylinder spacing elements in the multi-cylinder package.