| abstract |
The present invention discloses an article of manufacture for use as the body of a vessel containing pressurized gas, and a vessel including the article of manufacture with a valve attached to control the flow of gas from the vessel, wherein the article of manufacture comprises a hollow vessel body, the hollow vessel The body has an outer surface and openings through which gas can enter or exit the interior of the hollow vessel body; optionally but preferably including a fiber reinforced polymer layer surrounding the exterior of the vessel body, and surrounding and sealing to the interior of the hollow vessel body. the outer surface of the fiber reinforced polymer layer (if present) or the outer elastomeric layer of the cylinder body. |