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Air Liquide Sante (international)

Chiara Tarantello

Antoine Frenal

Renaud Ligonesche

Samuel Vignerol

Philippe Rudnianyn

Emmanuel Baune

Beatriz Lopez

Catherine Vivier

Vincent Graviere

Adrien Trevisan

Damien Germani

Vincent Gravière

The invention relates to a container/container support assembly, notably for a medical gas cylinder, comprising a gas container () comprising a protective cap () comprising a peripheral wall (), and a container support () able and designed to accept and bear said gas container (). The protective cap () of the gas container () comprises a fixing element () projecting from the surface of the peripheral wall (), and said container support () comprises an attachment system () for fixing said container support () to a bearing structure (), and a housing () able and designed to accept said fixing element () borne by the protective cap () of the gas container () so as to secure said gas container () to said container support () when said fixing element () is positioned in said housing () of the container support ().

Assembly of a support and gas container such as a medical gas cylinder

The invention relates to a gas distribution assembly comprising a gas container (), such as a gas cylinder, a valve unit fixed to the gas container () and a protective cap () arranged around the said valve unit, the protective cap () comprising an opening () in which a rotary control member () is housed. The opening () is bordered by a protruding brim () jutting out from the external surface of the body () of the protective cap (). The protruding brim () comprises a cutout () forming a reading window so that marks or markings () corresponding to gas flow-rate values can be read.

Cap with a brim protecting the rotary control member of a gas container valve unit

The invention relates to a coupling system for a gas container, in particular a gas cylinder (), comprising a base () which is designed to be fixed on a support (), wherein the base () comprises a first arm () and a second arm (), at least one of which is mobile in pivoting relative to the other, and an activation unit () which co-operates with at least one of said first and second arms (), such as to pivot at least one of said first and second arms () to bring them towards one another, when said activation unit () is activated. The invention also relates to a support/cylinder assembly comprising a coupling system of this type, and a gas cylinder () retained by the arms () of said coupling system.

Medical gas cylinder coupling system

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Puteaux, France

Chiara Tarantello