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US 12,317,998 B2Granted
Tank rack
AssigneeAdrian Steel Company
InventorElizabeth Elaine Willnow
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Abstract
A tank rack may have a back frame member and at least two tank support members spaced apart from one another along the back frame member. Each of the tank support members may have two inner sections, two outer sections and a rear portion. The rear portion may be connected to the back frame member.
Claims12
A tank rack, comprising:
- a back frame member,
- a plurality of tank support members spaced apart from one another along said back frame member, wherein each tank support member is configured to support a tank, each of said tank support members comprising:
- first and second inner sections, first and second outer sections, and a rear portion, wherein said inner sections, said outer sections, and said rear portion form a U-shape, wherein downwardly extending support tabs depend from inner edge portions of each support member and extend toward one another;
- wherein said rear portion is connected to said back frame member;
- first and second side frame members connected to the first and second outer sections, respectively, wherein each of the first and second side frame members extend a height of the back frame member and are parallel therewith;
- a bottom frame member connected to both said first and second side frame members, said bottom frame member extending transverse said first and second frame members;
- wherein a central open portion is defined by the first and second inner sections, the first and second outer sections, the rear portion of each of the plurality of tank support members, and the first and second side frame members, wherein the central open portion extends vertically continuously from the bottom frame member to a top portion of the tank rack.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.