Patent ID: 7153062
Filing Date: 2006-12-26
Classification: B63B,B63C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for securely holding scuba tanks via a vehicle hitch, the apparatus comprising: a vertical support tube that provides a rigid structural support for other components of said scuba tank holder apparatus to be joined to; a holder carriage, said holder carriage being operable for holding at least one said scuba tank and is configured to be structurally suspended on said vertical support tube by slideably joining thereto, thereby being constrained to longitudinal translation along the length of said vertical support tube; a first locking mechanism, said first locking mechanism being operable for removably fixing the longitudinal translation of said holder carriage with respect to said vertical support tube, said first locking mechanism being configured into said vertical support tube and/or said tank holder carriage and operable for support a load placed into said holder carriage; and a hitch receiving member; in which a first end portion of said hitch receiving member is joined to a lower portion of said vertical support tube, and a second end portion is configured to be operable for being securely joined to a vehicle hitch, thereby structurally supporting said vertical support tube and associated components when joined thereto.