METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A FLUID CONTAINMENT CYLINDER

摘要

Structures for securing a fluid containment cylinder (104) at the neck porti on (106) of the cylinder include a mounting frame (102) having a bore (118) disposed therein and a slot disposed orthogonally to the central axis of the bore. The neck of the cylinder passes through the bore and a u-bolt (110) passes through the slot, registering against a shoulder on the neck of the cylinder, thereby securing the cylinder within the block. In other embodiments, the securing structure includes a collar (220) for preventing rotation of the cylinder or for accommodating a certain degree of misalignme nt of the cylinder with respect to the securement structure.