Non-metallic auxiliary tank system for a vehicle
AssigneeMcNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsThomas G. Lindblom, Keith A. Kruckeberg, Ryan J. Roudebush, Kevin M. Shaber
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Abstract
An on-board auxiliary split tank system for supplying makeup water and chemical additives to a transit concrete mixing vehicle is disclosed which includes a generally cylindrical water tank designed for generally horizontal deployment having a shaped recess therein and an additive tank configured to nest in said recess of said water tank and which, when nested in said recess, generally completes said cylindrical shape. The water tank and additive tank are formed from a non-metallic material comprising a polymeric component.
Claims13
An on-board auxiliary split tank system for supplying makeup water and chemical additives to a transit concrete mixing vehicle comprising:
- (a) a generally cylindrical main water tank designed for generally horizontal deployment defining a water compartment and having a shaped recess therein;
- (b) an additive tank configured to nest in said recess of said main water tank and defining an additive chamber and which, when nested in said recess, generally completes said cylindrical shape;
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- (c) wherein said water tank and said additive tank are formed from a non-metallic material comprising a polymeric component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.