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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 1995
Filed:
May. 02, 1994
Kenneth G Kirk, Placerville, CA (US);
Leonard Schoenman, Citrus Heights, CA (US);
Kris E Baxter, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
John B Mouritsen, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Aerojet-General Corporation, Rancho Cordova, CA (US);
Abstract
Lightweight compressed gas cylinders are incorporated into a module which contains manifolding and which is designed for easy loading, unloading and transport on a flat-bed truck or other vehicle, particularly a roll-on roll-off transport truck, which is a specialized truck for mechanized handling of large containers. The module eliminates the need to retain the vehicle itself at the site of use. While a variety of cylinders of composite construction to achieve light weight can be used, certain novel composite cylinders whcih are particularly useful are also disclosed. These cylinders have a lightweight metallic liner or core cylinder wrapped with three layers of wound fiber. The inner and outer layers are axially-wound glass fiber and the intermediate layer is hoop-wound carbon fiber.