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High pressure tank holder automatic locking mechanism

a technology of automatic locking and high pressure tank, which is applied in the direction of container discharging methods, vessel construction details, transportation and packaging, etc., can solve the problems of greater human error factor and the safety hazard of having a high pressure tank not safely secured

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-02-04
JONES ROBERT DION +1
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[0005]The invention is a device that will automatically lock the high pressure tank into place when the tank is placed into the holder. The invention utilizes a lever which will allow the high pressure tank to only travel into the holder preventing it from coming back out. To remove the high pressure tank, the lever must be manually pulled buy the person removing the tank.
[0006]More specifically, the invention is a high press

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The human error factor is greater with the amount of people responsible, which causes the safety hazard of having a high pressure tank not safely secured.

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[0009]Referring now to the drawing, FIG. 1 discloses a conceptual representation of the present invention, which is a high pressure tank holder automatic locking mechanism.

[0010]The invention comprises a lever 2, which is made from a flat spring formed material and extends out of a casing 1 of the locking mechanism. The casing 1 is mounted to a bottle rack 4, which is conceptual depicted as a cylindrically shaped circle in FIG. 1. Rack 4 is the holder in which the tank is placed for transportation and would generally be at a level above the base of the bottle rack transport device. Casing 1 is generally mounted outside the rim of the bottle rack 4.

[0011]The lever 2 downwardly extends into the center of the rim of the bottle rack 4 in which the high pressure tank is inserted. It is formed to offer the proper amount of pressure against the side surface metal of the tank to secure the tank into place with sufficient resistance to prevent the tank from coming out of the rack 4 without r...

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Abstract

A high pressure tank holder automatic locking mechanism comprising a casing mounted to a outside portion of a rim of a high pressure tank bottle rack, a lever brace having at its upper end a lever extending downwardly from the casing into an interior opening of the rim of the bottle rack, and the lever is configured and made from a spring formed flat material. The lever extends downwardly at an angle of 30-60 degrees from said brace.

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RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 137,222 filed Jul. 29, 2008.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to an automatic locking mechanism to properly and safely secure high pressure tanks, such as oxygen tanks, more particularly, the invention relates to a device to prevent high pressure tanks used in medical facilities from being placed into a holder without locking the unit into place.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Medical facilities utilize oxygen stored in high pressure tanks which are required to be locked into holders to transport the tank from one place to another. The current method of locking these into place is a screw which must be manually tightened. The vast array of people responsible for these tanks to be secured are Certified Nurses Assistants, Nurses, Doctors, Therapists, anyone working in a medical facility. The human error factor is greater with the amount of people responsible...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D90/00
CPCF17C13/084F17C2205/0173F17C2270/05F17C2270/02F17C2221/011
Inventor JONES, ROBERT DIONBROWN, SHELLY JO
Owner JONES ROBERT DION