Patent ID: 6843247

Claim:
A portable liquid oxygen (LOX) storage/delivery apparatus operable in a plurality of orientations, comprising: an insulated container having an interior for containing LOX, a top portion, and a bottom portion; a first outlet in communication with the interior of said container for withdrawing gaseous oxygen, said first outlet being located adjacent to said top portion but disposed away from a center of said top portion; a second outlet in communication with the interior of said container for withdrawing LOX said second outlet being located adjacent to said bottom portion and disposed away from a center of said bottom portion, said second outlet disposed so as to be diagonally opposed to said first outlet; at least one port in communication with said interior of said container for transporting at least one of LOX and gaseous oxygen from said container; wherein gaseous oxygen can be removed from said container through said first outlet and LOX can be removed from said container through said second outlet when the portable liquid oxygen (LOX) storage/delivery apparatus is in the plurality of orientations.