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US 12,686,266 B2Granted
Pump system for liquid transport tank
OwnerRoger Hayesinventor
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Abstract
A pump system is configured to couple to a power take-off of a vehicle and includes a pump having a drive shaft. The drive shaft has a first end and a second end. The first end engages with the power take-off of the vehicle and the second end drives a pump disposed under the vehicle.
Claims19
A pump system configured to couple to a power take-off of a vehicle, the pump system comprising:
- a water pump having a drive shaft, the drive shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end being configured to extend into and engage with the power take-off of the vehicle, the second end being configured to extend into and engage with the water pump, the water pump being sized and shaped to be disposed under the vehicle, wherein the water pump is directly coupled to and in proximity of the power take-off without being installed on a frame or chassis of the vehicle;
- and
- a spacer configured to extend from the water pump to the power take-off,
- wherein the drive shaft passes through the spacer.
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A pump system configured to couple to a power take-off of a vehicle, the pump system comprising:
- a water pump having a drive shaft and a liquid end, the drive shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end being configured to extend into and engage with the power take-off of the vehicle, the second end being configured to extend into and engage with the liquid end so as to drive an impeller, the water pump being sized and shaped to be disposed under the vehicle, wherein the water pump is directly coupled to and in proximity of the power take-off without being installed on a frame or chassis of the vehicle;
- and
- a spacer configured to extend from the water pump to the power take-off,
- wherein the drive shaft passes through the spacer.
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A pump system configured to couple to a power take-off of a vehicle, the pump system comprising:
- a drive shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end being configured to extend into and engage with the power take-off of the vehicle;
- a water pump configured to surround the second end of the drive shaft and having an impeller, the impeller being driven by the second end of the drive shaft;
- a pump inlet pipe configured to route water from a tank on the vehicle to the impeller;
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- an outlet pipe configured to route the water exiting the water pump to one or more control valves of the vehicle,
- wherein the water pump is directly coupled to and in proximity of the power take-off without being installed on a frame or chassis of the vehicle;
- and
- a spacer configured to extend from the water pump to the power take-off,
- wherein the drive shaft passes through the spacer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.