Rack for pressurized gas bottles

Abstract

A rack assembly for transportation of pressurized gas bottles in a vehicle has a first rack on one side and a second rack on the other side each supporting five upright bottles in a row, together with a rigid transverse brace structure connecting between an upper part of the first rack and an upper part of the second rack to hold the first and second rack members in braced position at said first and second sides. Each of the racks is formed by an inner and an outer plate member each having five part circular cut outs in the adjacent surfaces surrounded by a resilient strip for clamping the bottles side by side by an over-center latch which tightens the members together.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]Pressurized gas bottles are commonly used in many industrial processes and supply many different gases for many different uses. Many of these gases are hazardous and hence release of the gas can be dangerous and in some cases explosions can occur. Transportation of such bottles which often weight of the order of 150 lbs. is common so that they can be moved to a site of use from a site of production or storage. In the event of any kind of accident during the transportation, the bottles can be released from their transport position with the potential for catastrophic results.[0002]Typically such bottles are transported in upright position often along the sides of a transport trailer where the bottom of the bottle is inserted in a wooden rack and the top of the bottle is simply chained to the side wall. In the event of any impact with the vehicle, the bottles can readily break free. In the event of a roll over of the vehicle the bottles can be released ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0007]It is one object of the invention to provide an improved rack which more effectively supports gas bottles during transportation in a transportation vehicle to reduce the potential for dangerous materials to be released after an accident including the vehicle.

Problems solved by technology

Many of these gases are hazardous and hence release of the gas can be dangerous and in some cases explosions can occur.

In the event of any kind of accident during the transportation, the bottles can be released from their transport position with the potential for catastrophic results.

However these brackets assume structural integrity of the support wall which may not be sufficient strong to accommodate the forces involved in an accident, bearing in mind that a row of such bottles can weight as much as 1000 lbs.

However the structural integrity of the rail itself is not addressed.

However none of these arrangements are suitable to provide an effective mounting of the bottles during transportation in a manner which can maintain the bottles properly retained in place even in the event of a serious accident.

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