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US 2016/0244199 A1Published application
Holding Tank with Internally Reinforced Sidewalls and Liquid Dispenser Using Same
AssigneePrince Castle LLC
InventorsLoren Veltrop, Christopher Lyons, Michael A. Graef
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Abstract
The inward and outward deflection of sidewalls of a holding tank for liquids is reduced or eliminated by sidewall reinforcing stringers that extend between the sides and which are located inside the tank. The stringers, maintain the separation distance between the sidewalls to keep the sidewalls substantially parallel to each other.
Claims21
1-21. (canceled)
A liquid holding tank comprising:
- a bottom;
- a first side wall connected to the bottom;
- a second side wall connected to the bottom and opposite the first side wall, a first tank width defined between the first side wall and the second side wall;
- a tank top defined between a first top edge and a second top edge, the first top edge generally in vertical alignment with the first side wall, and the second top edge located away from the second side wall in a direction away from the first side wall;
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- a first rigid stringer extending between the first and second side walls, the first rigid stringer maintains the first and second side walls substantially vertical and substantially parallel.
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The liquid holding tank of claim 1 further comprising:
- a rear wall connected to the bottom, the first side wall, and the second side wall;
- and
- a detent formed in the bottom and the rear wall, the detent extending from the bottom and the rear wall into an open interior of the liquid holding tank.
A liquid dispenser comprising:
- a cabinet having an interior compartment, the interior compartment having an interior width;
- a first tank disposed within the interior compartment and having a first volume, the first tank comprising a bottom a first side wall connected to the bottom, a second side wall connected to the bottom and opposite the first side wall, a first tank width defined between the first side wall and the second side wall, the first tank comprising a tank top defined between a first top edge and a second top edge, the first top edge generally in vertical alignment with the first side wall, and the second top edge located away from the second side wall in a direction away from the first side wall, and the first tank comprising a first rigid stringer extending between the first and second side walls, the first rigid stringer maintains the first and second side walls substantially vertical and substantially parallel;
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- a second tank disposed within the interior compartment and having a second volume, the second tank comprising a bottom a third side wall connected to the bottom, a fourth side wall connected to the bottom and opposite the third side wall, a second tank width defined between the third side wall and the fourth side wall, the second tank comprising a tank top defined between a third top edge and a fourth top edge, and the second tank comprising a second rigid stringer extending between the third and fourth side walls, the second rigid stringer maintains the third and fourth side walls substantially vertical and substantially parallel.
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The dispenser of claim 11, further comprising:
- a first drain extending downwardly from the bottom of the first tank, the first drain configured to dispense liquid from the first tank while the first tank is located in the cabinet;
- at least one first leg extending downwardly from the bottom of the first tank at a location about the first drain;
- a second drain extending downwardly from the bottom of the second tank, the second drain configured to dispense liquid from the second tank while the second tank is located in the cabinet;
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- at least one second leg extending downwardly from the bottom of the second tank at a location about the second drain.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.