US4023761A
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Adjustable bracket to stabilize upright compressed gas containers against displacement on mobile vehicles and ship-board installations and maintenance shops
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-06-14
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Granted: 1977-05-17
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Expires: 1996-06-14
Abstract
Abstract A pair of braces adjustably mounted on a rigidly supported container-encircling plastic collar and movable into firm engagement with diametrically opposite portions of the periphery of an encircled gas-filled container.
Inventors
- 👤 John Molis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 04:22
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B2/00; F16B2/02; F16B2/06; F16B2/065; B; B65; B65D; B65D19/00; B65D19/38; B65D19/44; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/14; Y10T24/1412; Y10T24/1439
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
211 words
An adjustable brace for holding a gas-filled container in an upright stabilized condition while under mobile transport; said adjustable brace comprising, in combination with a gas-filled container standing upright alongside a wall and with an upright flat bar secured to said wall in parallel spaced relation thereto, a container-encircling collar having a pair of diametrically opposite horizontally extending passages therethrough arranged in axial alignment with one another as well as having a vertically extending slot therethrough encompassing said flat bar, a pair of braces on said collar of which one of said pair of braces is movably mounted within one of said pair of horizontally extending passages and the other of said pair of braces is movably mounted within the other of said pair of horizontally extending passages, an arcuate section on each of said braces for engaging opposite sides of the periphery of said container, and means for moving said other of said pair of braces to bring said arcuate section thereof into engagement with an adjacent portion of the periphery of said container thereby bringing the arcuate section of said one brace into engagement with an opposite side portion of the periphery of said container as well as tightening the rear of said collar against said upright flat bar.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
211 words
An adjustable brace for holding a gas-filled container in an upright stabilized condition while under mobile transport; said adjustable brace comprising, in combination with a gas-filled container standing upright alongside a wall and with an upright flat bar secured to said wall in parallel spaced relation thereto, a container-encircling collar having a pair of diametrically opposite horizontally extending passages therethrough arranged in axial alignment with one another as well as having a vertically extending slot therethrough encompassing said flat bar, a pair of braces on said collar of which one of said pair of braces is movably mounted within one of said pair of horizontally extending passages and the other of said pair of braces is movably mounted within the other of said pair of horizontally extending passages, an arcuate section on each of said braces for engaging opposite sides of the periphery of said container, and means for moving said other of said pair of braces to bring said arcuate section thereof into engagement with an adjacent portion of the periphery of said container thereby bringing the arcuate section of said one brace into engagement with an opposite side portion of the periphery of said container as well as tightening the rear of said collar against said upright flat bar.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
An adjustable brace as set forth in claim 1 wherein said means comprises a jacking-bolt rotatably mounted in said other of said pair of horizontally extending passages for advancing said other of said pair of braces into tight engagement with a portion of said container.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
An adjustable brace as set forth in claim 1, and a pair of holes in said collar arranged in parallel spaced relationship on opposite sides of said other of said pair of horizontally extending passages in which said other brace is movably mounted, and a guide extending throught each of said pair of holes and connected to said other brace to constrain said other brace from falling from said collar.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
66 words
An adjus-to-brace as set forth in claim 1 wherein said means comprises a jacking-bolt rotatably mounted in said other of said pair of horizontally extending passages for moving said other of said pair of braces in relation to a collar-encircled container whereby said other of said pair of braces is moved into tight engagement with an adjacent portion of said container and loosened from engagement therewith.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
83 words
An adjustable brace as set forth in claim 2, and a shaft extension on said jacking-bolt, a hub on said shaft extension, and a handle pinned to said hub for clockwise and counter-clockwise movement to advance the arcuate section of said other of said pair of braces into engagement with an adjacent portion of the periphery of a collar-encircled container and to loosen the same from engagement therewith for ready removal of an emptied container and the replacement therefor of a gas-filled container.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
An adjustable brace as set forth in claim 5 wherein said means comprises a jacking-bolt rotatably mounted in said other of said pair of horizontally extending passages.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
An adjustable brace as set forth in claim 2, and a shaft extension on said jacking-bolt, a hub secured to said shaft extension, and a handle pinned to said hub for effecting clock-wise and counter-clockwise movement of said jacking-bolt.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-05-16 | 1980-11-15 | 1981-05-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-05-16 | 1984-11-15 | 1985-05-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-05-16 | 1988-11-15 | 1989-05-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |