Patent ID: 6527009
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: F17C,F17D,Y10T

Abstract:
A gas control device for use with a container of compressed gas comprising a component body which is mountable directly onto said container, said component body having therein:a delivery gas flow path extending through the component body, said delivery gas flow path having a gas delivery inlet and a gas delivery outlet, said gas delivery inlet extending to the interior of said container when the component body is mounted onto said container to allow fluid communication with said container; a gas filling path extending through the component body, discrete from said delivery gas flow path, said gas filling path having a gas filling inlet and a gas filling outlet, said gas filling outlet extending to the interior of said container when the component body is mounted onto said container to allow fluid communication with said container; a pressure regulator operatively connected to said delivery gas flow path for providing, at said gas delivery outlet, gas at a selected pressure; a shut-off valve disposed in the delivery gas flow path within said component body, said shut-off valve controllable independent of gas flowing through said delivery gas flow path to selectively open and sealingly close said delivery gas flow path; and a shut-off valve disposed in the gas filling path within said component body, said shut-off valve controllable independent of gas flowing through said gas filling path to selectively open and sealingly close said gas filling path.