Receptacles – Container attachment or adjunct – Valve protector
Patent
1997-06-27
1998-12-08
Pollard, Steven M.
Receptacles
Container attachment or adjunct
Valve protector
F16K 3500
Patent
active
058458093
ABSTRACT:
A cover for placement on a compressed gas bottle is dimensioned to closely conform to the shape and size of a top section of a compressed gas bottle with a control valve assembly installed thereon. The cover preferably includes a shell having first and second shell members connected by a living hinge, a plurality of clasps for holding the first and second shell members together in a closed configuration of the shell and a handle for carrying the cover and a compressed gas bottle to which it is closed upon. The upper portion of each of the first and second shell members are preferably lined with a resiliently compressible foam for cushioning against a control valve assembly of a compressed gas bottle. In a preferred embodiment of the cover, each of the first and second shell members has at least one friction band of a rubber or elastomeric material disposed therein for compressibly contacting a compressed gas bottle and thereby resisting slippage of the cover with respect to the compressed gas bottle. Feet may optionally be provided on the shell opposite the handle, to provide an abutment with a resting surface so as to resist rolling of the cover when it is placed sideways on the resting surface.
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Garrett James Kelly
Pearl Michael B.
Pease Jimmy J.
Blackman William D.
Keefe Peter D.
Pollard Steven M.
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