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US 4,611,724 AGranted
Fluid-storage tank
AssigneeJBF Scientific Company, Inc.
InventorsRobert L. Watkins, Kenneth R. Peters
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Abstract
A tank truck (10) for carrying fuel has a tank (12) whose shell (18) is supported by a baffle (20). The vertical cross section of the baffle is straight, but its horizontal cross section has two concave sections (48 and 50) and a convex section (52). Horizontal ribs (30 and 32) are secured to the face of the baffle (20) and help it to maintain the desired cross-sectional shape.
Claims8
For containing fluid, a tank comprising:
- A. an elongated shell defining an interior chamber;
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- B. at least one baffle extending transversely of the longitudinal axis of the shell, the baffle having a substantially straight first cross section taken in a first direction normal to the longitudinal axis and having a second, curved cross section taken in a second direction normal to the longitudinal axis and the first direction, the second cross section having at least one concave portion and one adjoining convex portion and having a derivative of axial displacement with respect to distance in the second direction that changes only gradually with respect to distance in the second direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.