Patent ID: 6953200
Filing Date: 2005-10-11
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. A cart for safely transporting and storing a single, large, vertically-oriented, cylindrically-shaped canister having a horizontally-oriented base, wherein the vertical and horizontal orientations of the canister and its base, respectively, are constantly maintained throughout the transporting and storing of the canister, said cart comprising: a stable base comprising; four wheels operatively connected by respective four wheel brackets to said stable base and configured to support the weight of the canister, the wheel brackets are rigidly positioned on the stable base, wherein said stable base receives and supports the horizontally-oriented base of the canister at a low center of gravity in which the bottom of the base of the canister is below the top of the wheels; two U shaped side rails forming four legs extending upwardly from and rigidly secured to said stable base, each leg being positioned above a respective one of said wheels; and a circumferential metal band removably attached to said side rails and configured as a C-clamp to encircle and secure from movement the canister, within said cart, said band at an elevation above the horizontally-oriented base of the canister.