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US 4,986,292 AGranted
Bulk storage and handling system
AssigneeDiversey, Inc.
InventorTheodore R. Rieple
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Abstract
The present invention includes a system for storing and transporting a liquid in which a series of tank cars each have a hollow tank body with an inlet and an outlet supported on a frame with a plurality of wheels on the frame. These cars are connected together with a sealable male fitting and female fitting which interengage to allow fluid flow between the cars. Using this valve arrangement, a series of cars hooked together may be filled from a single fill point or station. A method of storing and transporting a liquid involving these storage cars is also disclosed.
Claims13
A tank car for storing and transporting a fluid, comprising:
- (a) a hollow tank body having an inlet and an outlet, the tank body being fillable through the inlet;
- (b) a support frame having a plurality of wheels for movement thereof, the tank body being mounted on the frame;
- (c) a male fitting attached to the tank body;
- (d) a female fitting on the tank body in fluid communication with the inlet or the outlet and disposed substantially opposite the male fitting, the male fitting being sealingly connectable to a female fitting of a substantially similar second car to allow fluid flow therebetween;
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- (e) means for limiting fluid flow between tank cars to a single direction.
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