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US 5,232,246 AGranted
Liquid reservoir trailer having whirlpool prevention baffles
OwnerJourdan T. Pageinventor
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Abstract
A portable liquid reservoir comprising an open container mounted on a moveable frame. The reservoir is intended for fire fighting and has a liquid drain in which whirlpool prevention devices are incorporated to prevent the formation of whirlpools and allow water to be removed from the reservoir at a relatively high rate.
Claims14
A liquid reservoir trailer vehicle comprising:
- an open container having a lower portion and an upper portion wherein said lower portion is mounted on a means for transporting said open container and wherein said upper portion comprises a plurality of sides extending upwardly from the lower portion to contain a certain amount of liquid;
- a liquid drainage system comprising a drain pipe disposed along said lower portion of said open container and having at least one suction opening positioned inside said open container, said drain pipe extending out through an end of said open container;
- a water distribution system wherein said drain pipe is connected to a second pipe outside the end of said open container mounted on said transporting means and wherein said second pipe contains means for controlling release of liquid from said open container;
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- whirlpool prevention means comprising at least one perforated enclosure attached in spaced-apart and confronting relation to said drain pipe such that said perforated enclosure overlies a length of said drain pipe as well as said suction opening.
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A liquid reservoir trailer vehicle for receiving, holding and distributing liquid for use in fire fighting, comprising:
- means defining a tank for receiving and holding a quantity of liquid, said tank having a bottom and having a top substantially open to facilitate rapid filling of said tank with liquid;
- drainage means mounted adjacent said bottom of said tank and including a suction opening for withdrawing liquid from said tank;
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- at least one perforated enclosure attached in spaced-apart and confronting relation to said suction opening such that said perforated enclosure overlies a length of said drainage means as well as said suction opening so as to block a nominal path from the suction opening to the surface of the liquid thereby inhibiting formation of suction whirlpools in the liquid within said tank when liquid is withdrawn through said suction opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.