Patent ID: 8215517

Claim:
A gas cylinder assembly comprising: a) a metallic cylinder body having an upper end portion including handles and a flow control valve and a lower end portion with a depending lower support ring that includes an annular wall having a radially outwardly projecting support flange; b) a non-conductive annular collar surrounding the lower support ring of the cylinder body, the annular collar having a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart radially inwardly facing engagement struts for engaging the support flange of the lower support ring about a periphery thereof; and c) a conductive foot ring connecting the non-conductive annular collar to the lower support ring of the metallic cylinder body, the foot ring defining an annular channel for accommodating the engagement struts of the annular collar and the lower support ring of the cylinder body, wherein the conductive ring is in intimate contact with the lower support ring of the cylinder body, to provide a conductive path to ground for the cylinder body.