Patent ID: 8225825

Claim:
A filling aid system including: a fire extinguisher and a fill nozzle being positioned on and fluidly coupled to said fire extinguisher to fill said fire extinguisher; a bottom plate having a top side, a bottom side and a perimeter edge, a bottom end of said extinguisher being positioned on said bottom plate; an upper plate having an upper side, a lower side and a peripheral edge, said peripheral edge having a notch therein, said notch having a width smaller than said fill nozzle and larger than a fill line fluidly coupled to said nozzle to allow said fill line to be positioned within said notch while said upper plate rests upon said fill nozzle; and a plurality of tethers being attached to and extending between said upper and bottom plates to retain said fill nozzle on said fire extinguisher, said upper plate having a plurality of openings extending therethrough, each of said tethers having an upper end comprising a hook engaging one of said openings.