Patent ID: 7070372

Claim:
A portable holder for holding two cylinders, said holder comprising: a frame having an open top portion and a base portion forming two compartments, each compartment for holding a cylinder inserted into said compartments through said open top portion of said frame; a grasping portion connectable to said frame in between said open top portion of said compartments, rotatable between an open position and closed position; a shaft connected to said grasping portion extending between said two compartments through said frame to said base portion of said frame; a locking mechanism connected to said shaft located in said base portion for engaging a receiving element connected to an external rack; and wherein when said grasping portion is in the open position, cylinders can be inserted or removed from said compartments and said locking mechanism is disengaged, and when said grasping portion is in the closed position, cylinders in said compartments are secured within said holder by said grasping portion and said locking mechanism is engaged.