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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2019
Amtrol Licensing Inc., West Warwick, RI (US);
Carlos Aguiar, Oporto, PT;
Carla Aguiar, Vila Nova de Gaia, PT;
AMTROL LICENSING INC., West Warwick, RI (US);
Abstract
Provided is a foot ring secured to a tank having a collar, The foot ring includes a base having an inner and outer surface, a central portion, and an outer peripheral portion, a plurality of circumferentially spaced deflectable longitudinal lock tabs extending around the base for securing the foot ring to the tank, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced deflectable rotational lock tabs extending around the base for preventing rotational movement of the foot ring relative to the tank. Each of the circumferentially spaced deflectable longitudinal lock tabs have a first projection and a catch extending from the first projection for engaging a flange of the collar, and each of the circumferentially spaced deflectable rotational lock tabs have a second projection configured to be received in a respective notch in the flange.