Patent ID: 9249936
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: F17C,F17D,Y02E,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. At least one modular element for distributing pressurized gas comprising a housing containing at least one tank of pressurized gas, the at least one tank having an outlet orifice coupled, via a pressure reducing valve, to a gas distribution circuit, wherein: each modular element includes a cover for the housing; the cover selectively closes an open face of the housing and forms a support for a first gas duct and a second gas duct forming at least part of the gas distribution circuit; the first gas duct has a first free extremity and a second free extremity each fitted with a fluid coupling member; the second gas duct has a first free extremity fitted with a fluid coupling member coupled in a selectively removable manner to an inlet receiving expanded gas from the pressure reducing valve of the at least one tank and a second extremity coupled to the first gas duct, between the first free extremity and the second free extremity of said first gas duct, and the fluid coupling member of the first free extremity of the first gas duct is a male or, respectively, female self-sealing coupling member, and in that the fluid coupling member of the second free extremity of the first gas duct is a female or, respectively, male self-sealing coupling member, mating with the fluid coupling member of the first free extremity of the first gas duct, to enable the coupling of the first free extremity of the first gas duct of a first modular element of the at least one modular element to a second free extremity of a first gas duct of a second modular element and the coupling of the second free extremity of the first gas duct of the first modular element to a first free extremity of a first gas duct of a third modular element of the at least one modular element, so as to form a shared supply line made up of the first gas ducts of each of said at least one modular element connected by the fluid coupling members.