Fuel transport vehicle with a pumping and dispensing module
AssigneeND Defense LLC
InventorsPhilip Wiegand, Michael Philip McGovern, David Paul Zink
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Abstract
A fuel transport vehicle for dispensing fuel includes a tank for carrying fuel mounted to a trailer. A coupling apparatus located on a first end of the trailer removably couples the trailer to a tractor for transporting the trailer. A second end of the trailer includes a detachably mounted pumping and dispensing module arranged to pump and dispense fuel from the tank while mounted to the fuel transport vehicle or, dismounted to dispense fuel from fuel storage tanks located at a dispensing site. A control panel mounted to the trailer is arranged to send control signals to the pumping and dispensing module for operating module to dispense fuel.
Claims20
A fuel transport vehicle for dispensing fuel comprising:
- a tank for carrying fuel mounted to the vehicle;
- a driver cab located at a first end of the tank;
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- a pumping and dispensing module detachably mounted on a second end of the tank for dispensing the fuel from the tank.
A fuel transport vehicle for dispensing fuel comprising:
- a tank for carrying fuel mounted to a trailer;
- a coupling apparatus located on a first end of the trailer for coupling the trailer to a tractor for transporting the trailer;
- a frame detachably mounted on a second end of the trailer containing a pumping and dispensing module for pumping and dispensing the fuel from the tank.
A transport vehicle for dispensing fuel to refuel at least one vehicle and at least one fuel storage tank located in a staging area comprising:
- a tank for carrying fuel mounted to a trailer;
- a coupling apparatus located on a first end of the trailer for coupling the trailer to a tractor for transporting the trailer to the staging area;
- a pumping and dispensing module contained in a frame detachable and removable from a second end of the trailer, arranged to dispense the fuel from the tank when the frame is removed from the trailer and placed adjacent the staging area at a location remote from the trailer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.