Patent ID: 7658267

Claim:
Apparatus for holding scuba tanks, comprising: a collapsible saw horse, said saw horse including a cross bar that extends longitudinally from a first end to a second end, said cross bar having a top and bottom face, and a pair of laterally spaced-apart front and rear faces; first and second pairs of elongate legs, each leg having an upper end and an opposite lower end; said legs having a deployed position wherein an upper end of the respective leg of the first pair is attached to the first end of the cross bar and an upper end of each leg of the second pair is attached to the second end of the cross bar, and wherein each of said legs extends downwardly from the cross bar; said legs having a stored position that is parallel and adjacent to the cross bar; and a scuba tank caddy mounted to an upper portion of the collapsible saw horse, said caddy including a horizontal top panel that extends longitudinally from a first end to a second end, said panel having at least one opening adapted to receive a lower portion of a scuba tank inserted through said opening; first and second end panels attached to, and extending upward from, the first and second ends of the cross bar, respectively, said top panel having first and second ends attached to said first and second end panels, respectively; and a horizontal lower panel disposed below the top panel, said lower panel having a first end attached to the first end panel and a second end attached to the second end panel and having at least one spacer plate disposed between the first and second end panels and inserted between the cross bar and the lower panel.