Carrying sling
First Claim
1. A carrying sling 12 for a generally cylindrically shaped scuba tank 14 of predetermined height having an upper rounded end zone with an axially projecting valve means 18 and a closed lower end 20 of predetermined diameter,said sling comprising,an end cup 22, said end cup having a cylindrical side wall sized to nest about the lower end of the tank and a floor 24 to underlay the tank end,said end cup including a radially extending portion 26,said floor comprised of an openwork having a plurality of radially extending portions and a central zone,a flexible strap 28 having an upper end 30 and a lower end 32 and of a length greater than the predetermined height of the tank,means 34 on the lower strap end to connect to the radially extending portion, andring means 36 on the upper strap end sized for passage over the projecting valve means, whereby the lower end of the tank is adapted to be received in the end cup and the ring means are adapted to connect about the projecting valve means whereby the strap may be used as a carrying sling for the scuba tank.
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Abstract
A carrying sling for a generally cylindrical shaped scuba tank of the type which has an axially projecting valve control at one end and which has a closed lower end and wherein the carrying sling is composed of an end boot to nest about the lower end of the tank and a flexible strap with one end connected to the boot or end cup and the other end having a ring about it to connect over the extending valve control at the other end of the tank, so that the strap may be utilized to carry the scuba tank conveniently.
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1. A carrying sling 12 for a generally cylindrically shaped scuba tank 14 of predetermined height having an upper rounded end zone with an axially projecting valve means 18 and a closed lower end 20 of predetermined diameter,
said sling comprising, an end cup 22, said end cup having a cylindrical side wall sized to nest about the lower end of the tank and a floor 24 to underlay the tank end, said end cup including a radially extending portion 26, said floor comprised of an openwork having a plurality of radially extending portions and a central zone, a flexible strap 28 having an upper end 30 and a lower end 32 and of a length greater than the predetermined height of the tank, means 34 on the lower strap end to connect to the radially extending portion, and ring means 36 on the upper strap end sized for passage over the projecting valve means, whereby the lower end of the tank is adapted to be received in the end cup and the ring means are adapted to connect about the projecting valve means whereby the strap may be used as a carrying sling for the scuba tank.
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