Vise for gas containers and similar tanks

Claim 1

A vise for holding containers of gas under pressure and similar tanks, which device comprises a vise ring and means for secure attachment of the ring to a mounting structure, said vise ring comprising: A. a pair of semi-circular members, one of said members being adapted to be rigidly attached to a mounting structure; B. hinge means pivotally connecting said members at one end; C. an outwardly projecting ear at the other end of each of said members; D. clamping means carried by one of said ears for engagement with the other whereby the free ends of both of said semicircular members may be secured together in clamping engagement with a tank to hold the same against rotation; and E. adjustment means for said clamping means whereby the diameter of the ring may be varied to accommodate slight variations in tank diameter; and said attachment means comprising: F. a yoke, said yoke having 1. a base, and 2. a pair of short arms projecting from said base and rigidly secured to the outside perimeter of one of the semi-circular members of said vise ring; G. two pairs of holes in the base of said yoke, the center line connecting the holes of one pair being at right angles relative to the center line connecting the holes of the other pair; H. a rigid elongated support plate; I. transverse flanges at opposite ends of said plate; and J. a plurality of equally spaced holes centrally located and aligned longitudinally along said plate, said holes being engageable by fastening means for adjustably securing said yoke, the spacing between said holes being the same as the spacing between the holes of the base of said yoke.