Patent Publication Number: US-2016229623-A1

Title: Cylinder Storage Assembly

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     1. Field of the Disclosure 
     The disclosure relates to storage devices and more particularly pertains to a new storage device for preventing a cylinder from rolling around in a vehicle while the vehicle is moving. 
     2. SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a holder that may have a cylinder removably positioned thereon. The holder is positionable within a vehicle to prevent the cylinder from rolling around the vehicle while the vehicle is driven. A coupler is coupled to the holder to retain the cylinder on the holder. A stop is coupled to the holder to prevent the cylinder from sliding off of the holder. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a top perspective view of a cylinder storage assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a left side view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a cross sectional view taken along line  4 - 4  of  FIG. 2  of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 6  thereof, a new storage device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 6 , the cylinder storage assembly  10  generally comprises a holder  12  that may have a cylinder  14  removably positioned thereon. The holder  12  may be positionable within a vehicle  16  to prevent the cylinder  14  from rolling around the vehicle  16  while the vehicle  16  moving. The cylinder  14  may be a compressed gas cylinder or the like and the vehicle  16  may be a vehicle of any conventional design. 
     The holder  12  comprises a panel  18  that has a primary end  20 , a secondary end  22 , a top side  24  and a bottom side  26 . The panel  18  is elongated between the primary end  20  and the secondary end  22  and the bottom side  26  may abut a support surface  28  within the vehicle  16 . The support surface  28  may be the floor  29  of the vehicle  16 . A receiver  30  is provided that has a first side  32  and a second side  34 . The receiver  30  is coupled to and extends upwardly from the top side  24  and the receiver  30  is positioned adjacent to the primary end  20  such that the first side  32  faces the primary end  20 . The receiver  30  has a well  36  that extends into the second side  34  to insertably receive a neck  38  of the cylinder  14 . 
     A saddle  40  is coupled to and extends upwardly from the top side  24  and the saddle  40  is positioned closer to the receiver  30  than the secondary end  22 . The saddle  40  has a distal end  42  with respect to the top side  24  and the distal end  42  has a first groove  44  extending downwardly therein. The first groove  44  is aligned with the well  36  and the first groove  44  supports the cylinder  14 . 
     A coupler  46  is coupled to the holder  12  to retain the cylinder  14  on the holder  12 . The coupler  46  comprises a support  48  that is coupled to and extends upwardly from the top side  24 . The support  48  is positioned closer to the secondary  22  end than the saddle  40  and the support  48  has a distal end  50  with respect to the top side  24 . The distal end  50  of the support  48  has a second groove  52  extending downwardly therein. The second groove  52  may have the cylinder  14  positioned therein. 
     A strap  54  is coupled to the support  48  and the strap  54  has a break  56  therein to define a free end  58  of a first portion  60  and a free end  58  of a second portion  62 . Each of the first portion  60  and the second portion  62  may be wrapped around the cylinder  14 . A pair of couplers  64  is coupled to each of the first portion  60  and the second portion  62  and the couplers  64  are each positioned adjacent to the free ends  58 . The couplers  64  may comprise hook and loop fasteners or the like. The free ends  58  of each of first portion  60  and the second portion  62  are matable such that the strap  54  retains the cylinder  14  on the support  48 . 
     A stop  66  is provided that has a front side  68  and the stop  66  is coupled to and extends upwardly from the top side  24 . The stop  66  is positioned between the support  48  and the secondary end  22  such that the front side  68  faces the support  48 . The cylinder  14  abuts the front side  68  when the cylinder  14  is positioned within the receiver  30 . Moreover, the stop  66  prevents the cylinder  14  from sliding rearwardly with respect to the receiver  30 . 
     In use, the neck  38  of the cylinder  14  is placed within the well  36  in the receiver  30 . The cylinder  14  is placed in the saddle  40  and the support  48 . The strap  54  is wrapped around the cylinder  14  to secure the cylinder  14  on the holder  12 . The holder  12  is positioned on the floor  29  of the vehicle  16 . The holder  12  prevents the cylinder  14  from rolling around on the floor  29  of the vehicle  16  while the vehicle  16  is moving. The holder  12  additionally prevents the cylinder  14  from becoming damaged or causing injury while the vehicle  16  is moving. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.