Portable Pressure Vessel Support Assembly for Stable Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable pressure vessels lack efficient and versatile support mechanisms for stable positioning on various surfaces, including horizontal and vertical orientations, and do not facilitate easy transportation and appliance attachment.
Innovation Solution
A portable pressure vessel apparatus with an undercarriage subassembly and collar subassembly, featuring wheels, tilt stabilizers, and mounting hooks, allowing stable support on horizontal and vertical surfaces, and enabling easy transportation and appliance attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If portable pressure vessels are designed without specialized support mechanisms, then device complexity is reduced, but stability and ease of operation deteriorate due to inability to maintain stable positioning on various surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The undercarriage subassembly integrates multiple functions into a single device: it provides wheeled mobility for transportation, includes tilt stabilizers for horizontal surface stabilization, and incorporates mounting hooks for vertical surface attachment. This multi-functional design resolves the contradiction by achieving stable positioning on various surfaces without requiring separate specialized devices for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The tilt stabilizers are designed to be deployable and adjustable, allowing the apparatus to adapt its support configuration dynamically based on the operating surface. When needed, the stabilizers extend to prevent tipping; when not needed, they can be retracted or removed. This dynamic capability provides stability when required while maintaining simplicity when the stabilizers are not in use.
2Ease of operation
If portable pressure vessels include integrated transportation and support features, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines transportation features (wheels with brake), support features (tilt stabilizers with mounting hooks), and appliance attachment capabilities into integrated subassemblies. The undercarriage subassembly merges mobility and horizontal stabilization, while the collar subassembly merges vertical support and appliance mounting. This merging approach improves ease of operation by providing all functions in one unit while managing complexity through systematic integration rather than separate components.
3Adaptability or versatility
If portable pressure vessels lack versatile support mechanisms, then device complexity is minimized, but adaptability deteriorates due to inability to support appliances on various surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting hooks are designed to engage with both vertical surfaces (walls) and horizontal surfaces (tables, countertops), providing universal attachment capability. The tilt stabilizers similarly adapt to various horizontal surfaces to prevent tipping. This universal design approach maximizes adaptability across different operating environments and appliance types while keeping the support mechanism structure relatively simple through repeated use of the same basic components.
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AI summary
An exemplary portable pressure vessel apparatus includes a cylinder body, an undercarriage subassembly, and a collar subassembly. The undercarriage subassembly includes a foot portion, one or more wheel mount brackets, two wheels, and a forward tilt stabilizer. The collar subassembly is attached to the top dome of the cylinder body, and includes a collar, one or more rear support feet, and one or more collar brackets. The wheels are removably mountable to respective wheel mount brackets. The forward tilt stabilizer is removably securable to the foot portion. The wheels and the forward tilt stabilizer are configured to stably support the cylinder body on a local horizontal surface in a vertical position when the wheels are mounted and the forward tilt stabilizer is secured. The foot portion is configured to stably support the cylinder body in a vertical position when the forward tilt stabilizer and the wheels are removed.