Bracket for holding a tank

Claim 1

A unit for holding a fire extinguisher having a neck portion and a valve gauge, said unit being adjustable for fire extinguishers of various diameters and comprising: a bracket body having transversely extending curved ribs against which a portion of the fire extinguisher can rest, and a plurality of walls extending between the ribs to define two apertures located on opposite sides of the bracket body; clamping means located on an upper portion of the bracket body for receiving the neck portion of the fire extinguisher and having a pair of prongs and a stop on each prong, each stop being engagable with a corresponding portion of the valve gauge so that rotation of the fire extinguisher is limited and the valve gauge faces away from the bracket body; a pair of straps detachably affixed to the bracket, each of said straps having at one end means for releasably engaging the bracket body in one of said apertures, one of said straps having an aperture at the other end thereof, and the other of said straps having a barb which is releasably engagable with the aperture in said strap, thereby enabling the pair of straps to act together releasably to secure the fire extinguisher to the bracket body; a support member formed on a lower portion of the bracket body to engage the fire extinguisher and having a face bearing a set of spaced apart ribs; and a shim detachably affixed to the bracket body and having a face bearing a corresponding set of spaced apart ribs, the ribs on said shim and said support member being adapted to mesh together only upon insertion of the shim between the fire extinguisher and the support member to support fire extinguishers of selected diameters.