Modular fuel tank assembly and method of construction
AssigneeCapat LLC
InventorsJOSE A. CAJIGA, ARTURO CAJIGA VILLAR, VICENTE CAJIGA VILLAR, ALEXANDRA CAJIGA
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Abstract
A modular fuel tank assembly includes a first fuel tank body defining a first inner volume and a second fuel tank body defining a second inner volume, where the first inner volume is spatially separate from the second inner volume. A connecting conduit is in fluid communication with the first fuel tank and the second fuel tank. The first fuel tank, the second fuel tank and the connecting conduit each define a double-walled structure having an inner wall and an outer wall spaced apart from the inner wall.
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A modular fuel tank assembly, comprising:
- a first fuel tank body defining a first inner volume;
- a second fuel tank body defining a second inner volume, said first inner volume being spatially separate from said second inner volume;
- a connecting conduit in fluid communication with said first fuel tank and said second fuel tank;
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- wherein said first fuel tank, said second fuel tank and said connecting conduit each define a double-walled structure having an inner wall and an outer wall spaced apart from said inner wall.
A method of constructing a modular fuel tank assembly, said method comprising the steps of:
- forming a first fuel tank to have a first inner volume;
- forming a second fuel tank to have a second inner volume, said first inner volume being spatially separate from said second inner volume;
- forming a connecting conduit to fluidly connect said first inner volume to said second inner volume;
- defining each of said first fuel tank and said second fuel tank and said connecting conduit to each have an inner wall and an outer wall, said inner wall being spaced apart from said outer wall.
A modular tank assembly, comprising:
- a tank body for holding a fluid;
- a pumping assembly in fluid communication with said tank body, said pumping assembly selectively pumping said fluid from said tank body;
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- a baffle disposed within said tank body, wherein said baffle defines at least one aperture sized to accommodate human ingress and egress.
A fuel tank, comprising:
- a first tank portion defining a first inner volume;
- a second tank portion defining a second inner volume, said first inner volume being spatially separate from said second inner volume;
- a connecting conduit in fluid communication with said first fuel tank and said second fuel tank, said connecting conduit defining a sealed passageway from said first inner volume to said second inner volume;
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- wherein one said first tank portion and said second tank portion may be selectively disengaged from said connecting conduit.
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