Shroud assembly for a portable pressurized gas cylinder
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F17C-001/02
F17C-001/00
출원번호
US-0443177
(2017-02-27)
등록번호
US-10088102
(2018-10-02)
발명자
/ 주소
Aguiar, Carlos
Pedrosa, Filipe
출원인 / 주소
AMTROL LICENSING INC.
대리인 / 주소
Tucker Ellis LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
1인용 특허 :
5
초록▼
A portable gas cylinder assembly which includes a gas cylinder having a central axis, a protective shroud configured to encase the gas cylinder and including opposed half-sections mechanically connected to one other along a vertical plane intersecting the central axis of the gas cylinder, a cover me
A portable gas cylinder assembly which includes a gas cylinder having a central axis, a protective shroud configured to encase the gas cylinder and including opposed half-sections mechanically connected to one other along a vertical plane intersecting the central axis of the gas cylinder, a cover member, separate from the opposed half-sections of the protective shroud, for supporting a lower portion of the gas cylinder within the opposed half-sections, and a base member, separate from the opposed half-sections of the protective shroud, for supporting a lower portion of the gas cylinder within the opposed half-sections.
대표청구항▼
1. A portable gas cylinder assembly comprising: a gas cylinder having a central axis;a protective shroud configured to encase the gas cylinder and including first and second opposed half-sections mechanically connected to one other along a vertical plane intersecting the central axis of the gas cyli
1. A portable gas cylinder assembly comprising: a gas cylinder having a central axis;a protective shroud configured to encase the gas cylinder and including first and second opposed half-sections mechanically connected to one other along a vertical plane intersecting the central axis of the gas cylinder through engagement of a plurality of tang sets within corresponding reception grooves that are each formed integral with the first and second opposed half-sections, wherein each of the first and second opposed half-sections include a plurality of recessed channels, and wherein each of the recessed channels in the first half-section is adjacent one of the recessed channels in the second half-section when the sections are mechanically connected to one another; anda plurality of horizontal clamps separate from the shroud that are configured for locking engagement in adjacent recessed channels to further mechanically connect the opposed first and second half-sections, wherein each of the plurality of horizontal clamps is configured for locking engagement in one of the recessed channels in the first half-section and the adjacent one of the recessed channels in the second half-section. 2. A portable gas cylinder assembly as recited in claim 1, further including a base member separate from the opposed half-sections of the protective shroud for supporting a lower portion of the gas cylinder within the opposed half-sections, wherein the base member has a recessed seat formed therein for receiving a rounded lower portion of the gas cylinder. 3. A portable gas cylinder assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the shroud further includes a cover member for supporting an upper portion of the gas cylinder within the opposed half-sections. 4. A portable gas cylinder assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of tang sets includes a pair of deflectable parallel legs each having a tapered head with an angled cam surface at a distal end thereof. 5. A portable gas cylinder assembly as recited in claim 4, wherein each reception groove includes cam surfaces having angled leading edges for interacting with the angled cam surfaces of the tapered heads of the tang set to compress the parallel legs of the tang set together, and each reception groove includes trailing abutment surfaces for capturing the tapered heads of the tang set when the parallel legs are released from compression. 6. A portable gas cylinder assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of horizontal clamps include a finger having a pointed head for engagement between the parallel legs of a corresponding tang set and a plurality of inwardly projecting deflectable tang members for engaging corresponding abutment members formed within the horizontal channels formed in the opposed half-sections of the shroud. 7. A portable gas cylinder assembly as recited in claim 6, wherein each inwardly projecting deflectable tang member includes a tapered head with an angled cam surface for interacting with an angled cam surface of a corresponding abutment member formed in the horizontal recessed channel. 8. A portable gas cylinder assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the gas cylinder is a hybrid pressure vessel including a thin metal liner and a composite overwrap. 9. A portable gas cylinder assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein each half-section of the shroud includes an integrally formed carrying handle. 10. A protective shroud assembly for encasing a portable gas cylinder, the shroud assembly comprising: a generally cube-shaped housing including opposed half-sections separate from one another and mechanically connected to one other along a vertical plane intersecting a central axis of the housing through an intimate engagement of a plurality of tang sets within corresponding reception grooves that are each formed integral with the opposed half-sections and engage on opposing sides of the half-sections, wherein each half-section of the shroud assembly includes an integrally formed carrying handle, wherein a cover member, separate from the housing, supports an upper portion of the gas cylinder within the opposed half-sections of the housing, and a base member, separate from the housing, supports a lower portion of the gas cylinder within the opposed half-sections of the housing, wherein the opposed half-sections of the shroud assembly are further mechanically connected to one another by a plurality of separate horizontal clamps that are configured for locking engagement in corresponding horizontal recessed channels that are formed in the opposed half sections and that open to outer side surfaces of the opposed half-sections. 11. A protective shroud assembly as recited in claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of tang sets includes a pair of deflectable parallel legs each having a tapered head with an angled cam surface at a distal end thereof. 12. A protective shroud assembly as recited in claim 11, wherein each reception groove includes cam surfaces having angled leading edges for interacting with the angled cam surfaces of the tapered heads of the tang set to compress the parallel legs of the tang set together, and each reception groove includes trailing abutment surfaces for capturing the tapered heads of the tang set when the parallel legs are released from compression. 13. A protective shroud assembly as recited in claim 12, wherein each of the plurality of horizontal clamps include a finger having a pointed head for engagement between the parallel legs of a corresponding tang set and a plurality of inwardly projecting deflectable tang members for engaging corresponding abutment member formed within the horizontal channels formed in the opposed half-sections of the shroud. 14. A protective shroud assembly as recited in claim 13, wherein each inwardly projecting deflectable tang members includes a tapered head with an angled cam surface for interacting with an angled cam surface of a corresponding abutment member formed in the horizontal recessed channel.
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