Portable tank for liquid handling
AssigneeLKQ Corporation
InventorRobert W. Touton
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Abstract
A tank may be provided for handling a liquid such as waste water in storage, transport, and offloading modes with a body having a handle at a front end and wheels at a rear end, and an interior volume for receiving the liquid in the storage mode. The interior volume of the surface may provide for storage of the liquid with the weight of the liquid concentrated adjacent the rear end of the body, and the weight of the liquid remains concentrated adjacent the rear end of the body as the user lifts the handle into the transport mode. The tank may include top and/or side gauges to provide the user with a visual indication of a level of the liquid in the tank for aid in determining when to transition from the storage mode to the transport mode.
Claims28
A tank for handling a liquid, the liquid defining a weight, under operation by a user in a storage mode and in a transport mode on a surface, the tank comprising:
- a. a body defining a front end in contact with the surface in the storage mode, a rear end, and an interior volume for receiving the liquid in the storage mode;
- b. one or more wheels operatively coupled to the body adjacent the rear end of the body, the one or more wheels in contact with the surface in the storage mode and the transport mode;
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- c. a handle coupled to the body adjacent the front end of the body, the handle operative for the user in the transport mode to lift the front end of the body off of the surface and to pull the tank along the surface with the one or more wheels remaining in contact with the surface, wherein the interior volume of the surface provides for storage of the liquid with the weight of the liquid concentrated adjacent the rear end of the body, and the weight of the liquid remains concentrated adjacent the rear end of the body as the user lifts the handle into the transport mode.
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A tank for handling a liquid, the tank providing for operation by a user in a storage mode and in a transport mode, the tank comprising:
- a. a body defining a front end, a rear end, and an interior volume for receiving the liquid in the storage mode;
- b. one or more wheels operatively coupled to the body for use in the transport mode;
- c. a handle coupled to the body adjacent the front end of the body, the handle operative for the user in the transport mode to pull the tank with the aid of the one or more wheels;
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- d. one or more gauges to provide the user with a visual indication of a level of the liquid in the tank for aid in determining when to transition from the storage mode to the transport mode.
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A tank for handling a liquid, the tank providing for operation by a user in a storage mode and in a transport mode, the tank comprising:
- a. a body defining a front end, a rear end, a top portion that includes at least one opening, and an interior volume for receiving the liquid in the storage mode;
- b. one or more wheels operatively coupled to the body for use in the transport mode;
- c. a handle coupled to the body adjacent the front end of the body, the handle operative for the user in the transport mode to pull the tank with the aid of the one or more wheels;
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- d. a removable fitting attached to the at least one opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.