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US 2017/0246978 A1Published application
Pneumatic tank with tension bar
AssigneeMac Trailer Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorScott A. Kibler
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Abstract
A tank trailer may include a plurality of hoppers and a tension bar assembly extending between the hoppers.
Claims22
A tank trailer comprising:
- a trailer front end and a trailer back end defining therebetween a longitudinal direction;
- a first hopper;
- a second hopper which is rearward of the first hopper;
- and
- a tension bar assembly which extends between and is secured to the first and second hoppers, and which comprises a longitudinally elongated first tension member extending from adjacent the first hopper to adjacent the second hopper.
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A tank trailer comprising:
- a first hopper;
- a second hopper which is rearward of the first hopper;
- a third hopper which is rearward of the second hopper;
- a first flange which is secured to and extends outward from the first hopper;
- a second flange which is secured to and extends outward from the second hopper;
- a third flange which is secured to and extends outward from the third hopper;
- a first tension member extending between and secured to first and second flanges;
- and
- a second tension member extending between and secured to second and third flanges.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.