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US 2014/0175783 A1Published application
Systems and methods for mounting a fuel system
AssigneeAgility Fuel Systems LLC
InventorsTodd Sloan, Chris Forsberg
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Abstract
The invention provides systems and methods for mounting a fuel system to a vehicle. In some embodiments, the invention provides systems and methods for mounting a fuel system comprising a fuel tank to a vehicle chassis using a bracket, which may be a multi-part bracket, and may be referred to as a “drop and go” bracket.
Claims21
A drop and go bracket comprising:
- a first bracket portion configured to be attached to a vehicle chassis;
- and
- a second bracket portion configured to be attached to a vehicle fuel system, wherein the first bracket portion and the second bracket portion are configured to be engaged and connected to one another in a manner that (i) mounts the vehicle fuel system to the vehicle chassis and (ii) prevents substantial translation without rotation between the first bracket portion and the second bracket portion in a lateral direction and in a vertical direction without the aid of additional fasteners.
A vehicle fuel mounting system comprising:
- a first bracket portion attached to a vehicle chassis;
- and
- a second bracket portion attached to a vehicle fuel system, wherein the first bracket portion and the second bracket portion are configured to be engaged and interlock in order to mount the vehicle fuel system to the vehicle chassis without the aid of additional fasteners.
A method for mounting a fuel system to a vehicle comprising:
- attaching a first bracket portion to a vehicle chassis;
- attaching a second bracket portion to a vehicle fuel system;
- and
- attaching the second bracket portion attached to the vehicle fuel system to the first bracket portion attached to the vehicle by one or more of the following:
- (i) sliding a part of the first bracket portion into a cutout, indentation, or hole of the second bracket portion, or (ii) sliding a part of the second bracket portion into a cutout, indentation, or hole of the first bracket portion.
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