F - Mech Eng,Light,Heat,Weapons – 17 – C
Patent
F - Mech Eng,Light,Heat,Weapons
17
C
F17C 13/08 (2006.01) B65D 21/028 (2006.01) B65D 25/26 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2175519
Apparatus (and corresponding methods) for protecting fluid containment cylinders that: (a) enable cylinders to be efficiently packaged for palletized shipping; (b) protect individual cylinders against abrasion, debris and drops which would otherwise damage protective finish, dent a cylinder or even cause cylinder rupture; and (c) improve safety in the work place and during transportation by preventing overturned cylinders from rolling out of control, etc. According to one aspect of the invention, a plurality of protective components are placed onto a cylinder and interlocked to form the protective package. In one embodiment of the invention, one of the protective components is operative to serve as a stand for the cylinder. Other aspects of the invention are directed to orienting and aligning pairs of protective components to form protective packages having predefined shapes (such as shapes which prevent rolling); optionally securing one of the components to the cylinder itself to facilitate package installation; providing an air channel between the cylinder and protective components to facilitate cylinder cleaning and prevent corrosion; and retarding movement of nested and/or stacked cylinders relative to one another. A further aspect of the invention is directed to apparatus (and corresponding methods) for forming the desired protective package using only a single protective component.
Amtrol Inc.
Macrae & Co.
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