# US 5,346,245 A · Portable tank with extending handle

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- Number: US 5,346,245 A
- Document ID: US5346245A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/104,197
- Filed: 1993-08-10
- Granted: 1994-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 1993-08-10
- Assignees: Barker Manufacturing Company, Inc.
- Inventors: Jack C. Budrow; Lars E. Eriksson
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5346245A

## CPC

- B60D 1/155: comprising telescopic or foldable parts
- B60D: VEHICLE CONNECTIONS

## Abstract

A portable tank particularly suitable for handling recreational vehicle liquid waste of relatively large capacity, i.e. 30 gallons, including a receptacle formed of a synthetic plastic material having wheels mounted upon one end of the receptacle and a handle support is molded into the lower region of the receptacle telescopingly receiving an extendable and retractable handle. The outer end of the handle telescopingly receives a handle extension having a grip mounted thereon for manually handling the tank, or attachment to a vehicle trailer hitch.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A portable tank for fluids comprising, in combination, a receptacle formed of a molded synthetic plastic having a port, an upper portion, a lower portion, a front end, a rear end and a longitudinal axis, a pair of wheels rotatably mounted on said receptacle adjacent said rear end, a metal elongated tubular handle support molded into said receptacle lower portion during the molding thereof substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis having an inner bore, anchors defined on said tubular handle support embedded into the material of said receptacle, a tubular handle telescopingly received within said handle support bore and axially displaceable therein between retracted and extended positions, stop means mounted on said tubular handle support limiting extension of said handle therein at said extended position, said handle having an outer end, a handle extension mounted on said handle outer end, and a hand grip defined on said handle extension.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

In a portable tank as in claim 1, said stop means comprising a first abutment defined on said tubular handle support, a second abutment defined on said handle, said abutments engaging at said handle extended position.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

In a portable tank as in claim 2, said first and second abutments comprising lancings displaced from said tubular handle support and handle, respectively.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

In a portable tank as in claim 1, means removably mounting said handle extension on said handle outer end.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

In a portable tank as in claim 4, said handle extension being telescopingly received within said tubular handle, said means removably mounting said handle extension on said handle outer end comprising alignable holes defined in said handle and handle extension, and a locking pin selectively received within said holes to removably attach said handle extension to said handle.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

In a portable tank as in claim 5, said hand grip including a manually grippable T-bar affixed to said handle extension.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

In a portable tank as in claim 5, a ring affixed to said handle extension for receiving a hitch ball.