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US 12,496,974 B2Granted
Mobile refueling vessel
AssigneeBNJ Leasing Inc
InventorMark William Beard
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Abstract
A mobile vessel for refueling an engine or tank of a vehicle at a remote refueling site. A refueling station is mounted to the mobile vessel and includes a movable platform mounted to a generally horizontal deck. The platform is movable between a deployed position and a stowed position. In the deployed position the platform extends away from the deck to provide a floor for the worker to stand on to connect the fuel dispenser to the engine or tank. In the stowed position the movable platform is folded from the deployed position towards the generally horizontal deck.
Claims24
A mobile fuel containment vessel for deployment at a remote worksite and configured to transport liquid fuel to the remote worksite, store the liquid fuel at the remote worksite and to enable a user of the mobile fuel containment vessel to dispense the liquid fuel at the remote worksite, the mobile fuel containment vessel comprising:
- a trailer comprising a chassis having at least one wheeled axle mounted to the chassis near a rear end of the chassis, and a vertical wall extending upward from the chassis;
- a fuel storage tank supported by the chassis, wherein the fuel storage tank comprises an access opening located at an upper side of the fuel storage tank through which the liquid fuel stored within the fuel storage tank can be withdrawn;
- a fuel dispenser in fluid communication with the fuel storage tank and configured to withdraw liquid fuel from the fuel storage tank, the fuel dispenser comprising a pivotal refueling boom configured to convey the liquid fuel withdrawn from the fuel storage tank to another fuel tank when dispensing the liquid fuel from the fuel storage tank;
- a refueling workstation attached to the trailer, the refueling workstation configured to provide the user of the mobile fuel containment vessel with access to the refueling boom, the refueling workstation comprising:
- a first deck attached to the vertical wall of the trailer, the first deck located at a first vertical height higher than the at least one wheeled axle and lower than the upper side of the fuel storage tank, the first deck configured to support the user of the mobile fuel containment vessel while accessing the fuel dispenser;
- a second deck pivotable relative to the first deck between a first deployed position and a first stowed position, wherein in the first deployed position the second deck is configured to support the user of the mobile fuel containment vessel while accessing the fuel dispenser, wherein in the first stowed position the second deck is raised relative to the first deployed position such that a distal end of the second deck is in a vertical plane above the first deck;
- a first ladder extending downward from the first deck;
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- a second ladder including a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the second ladder is pivotable about the first end between a second deployed position and a second stowed position, wherein in the second deployed position the second end is below the first end, wherein in the second stowed position the second end is above the first end and at a vertical height above a bottom end of the first ladder.
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A mobile refueling vessel comprising:
- a chassis;
- at least one axle mounted to the chassis;
- tires mounted to the at least one axle and configured to support the chassis over a ground surface;
- a fuel tank mounted to the chassis;
- a refueling boom in fluid communication with the fuel tank, the refueling boom including a proximal end and a distal end that is opposite to the proximal end;
- a refueling station at a rear of the mobile refueling platform, the refueling station including:
- a stationary deck elevated over the ground surface and arranged lower than the refueling boom;
- a platform mounted to the stationary deck, the platform is pivotable between a deployed platform position and a stowed platform position, in the deployed platform position the platform extends away from, and is generally parallel to, the stationary deck, in the stowed platform position the platform is raised relative to the deployed platform position;
- an upper stair extending from the stationary deck;
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- a lower stair pivotable between a deployed stair position and a stowed stair position, in the deployed stair position the lower stair extends downward towards the ground surface that the mobile refueling vessel is on, in the stowed stair position the lower stair is raised relative to the deployed stair position.
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A mobile refueling vessel configured to be transported from a first location to a second location including a refueling site, the mobile refueling vessel comprising:
- a semi-trailer extending along a longitudinal axis and having a front end and a rear end, the semi-trailer comprising a wheeled chassis including at least one axle mounted near the rear end, a plurality of wheels mounted to the at least one axle, and a trailer hitch configured to removably couple the mobile refueling vessel to a tractor unit;
- a fuel tank mounted to the wheeled chassis;
- a port at a top of the fuel tank;
- a refueling boom connected to the port, the refueling boom including a proximal end and a distal end that is opposite to the proximal end;
- a refueling station at the rear end or the front end of the semi-trailer, the refueling station including:
- a deck at a higher elevation than the wheeled chassis and at a lower elevation than both the refueling boom and the port, the deck is stationary and horizontal;
- a pivotable platform mounted to the deck, the pivotable platform includes a guardrail and is pivotable about an axis extending parallel to an edge of the deck between a deployed platform position and a stowed platform position, wherein in the deployed platform position the pivotable platform extends away from, and is generally parallel to, the deck, wherein in the stowed platform position the pivotable platform is raised relative to the deployed position;
- an upper stair extending from the deck in a direction perpendicular to a length of the mobile refueling vessel;
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- a lower stair arranged lower than the upper stair and pivotable between a deployed stair position and a stowed stair position, in the deployed stair position the lower stair extends downward towards a ground surface that the mobile refueling vessel is on, in the stowed stair position the lower stair is raised relative to the deployed stair position.
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