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Tank retaining device

US6973928B1 · kind B1 · utility

4Cited by
20References
6Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 21, 2003
Grant dateDec 13, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 2, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63C2011/026
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tank retaining device for inhibiting a scuba tank from slipping downwardly in reference to a buoyancy control device. The tank retaining device includes a ring member having a diameter smaller than a scuba tank designed for abutting a bottom the of the scuba tank, and a plurality of strap members operationally coupled to the ring member, each one of the plurality of strap members is couplable to a tank securing strap of a buoyancy control device operationally coupled to the ring member.

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