Apparatus for storing and dispensing refrigerant gas

Claim 1

A KIT FOR STORING AND DISPENSING REFRIGERANT GAS AND THE LIKE, COMPRISING A CONTAINER AND A SUPPORT FOR SAID CONTAINER, SAID CONTAINER HAVING AN AXIS AND AXIALLY OPPOSED ENDS WHICH HAVE RESPECTIVE HOLLOW ATTACHMENT NIPPLES, SAID NIPPLES HAVING PIERCEABLE SEALS, SAID CONTAINER BEING FILLED WITH SAID REFRIGERANT GAS IN LIQUID PHASE UNDER PRESSURES, SAID SUPPORT COMPRISING A HOLLOW SIGHT GLASS, TRANSVERSE OPPOSING TUBES CONNECTED TO THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID SIGHT GLASS IN COMMUNICATION THEREWITH, AND RESPECTIVE VALVE ASSEMBLIES ON THE FREE ENDS OF SAID TUBES, SAID VALVE ASSEMBLIES RESPECTIVELY INCLUDING MEANS FOR RELEASABLY MOUNTING SAID VALVE ASSEMBLIES ON SAID NIPPLES AND FOR PIERCING SAID SEALS TO ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BOTH ENDS OF SAID SIGHT GLASS AND BOTH ENDS OF SAID CONTAINER, SAID VALVE ASSEMBLIES RESPECTIVELY HAVING OUTLETS AND VALVE MEANS FOR SAID OUTLETS, SAID OUTLETS COMMUNICATING BETWEEN SAID VALVE MEANS AND THE ATMOSPHERE TO PERMIT DISCHARGE OF SAID REFRIGERANT FROM SAID CONTAINER AND TO PERMIT VENTING OF AIR FROM SAID SIGHT GLASS PRIOR TO SAID DISCHARGE TO INSURE SAID COMMUNICATION WHEREBY THE LEVELS OF LIQUID REFRIGERANT IN SAID CONTAINER AND IN SAID SIGHT GLASS CORRESPOND.