Method of transporting a storage tank
OwnerSidney Allen Wadeinventor
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Abstract
A method of transporting an empty self-supporting storage tank having a rear wheel chassis, a jack assembly and king pin at the forward end of the storage tank, and an intermediate bottom portion supporting the tank on the ground is disclosed. The forward end of the storage tank is elevated to lift the forward end of the intermediate bottom portion thereof off the ground. The king pin of the storage tank is connected to the fifth wheel of a tractor. The rear wheel chassis is lowered to lift the rear end of the intermediate bottom portion of the storage tank to a transporting height above the ground.
Claims11
A method of transporting a self-supporting storage tank comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a storage tank having a bottom wall, said bottom wall including a front end portion, a rear end portion, and an intermediate portion between said front end portion and said rear end portion for supporting said storage tank on the ground;
- b) providing a king pin adjacent said front end portion of said bottom wall;
- c) providing a jack assembly adjacent said front end portion of said bottom wall;
- d) providing a rear wheel chassis including an axle extending substantially across a width of said storage tank which supports at least one pair of transport wheels;
- e) pivotally mounting said rear wheel chassis below said rear end portion of said bottom wall;
- f) providing an elevating device for raising and lowering said rear wheel chassis in an arcuate manner;
- g) elevating a forward end of the storage tank by extending said jack assembly to lift a forward end of the intermediate portion off of the ground;
- h) connecting the king pin of the storage tank to a fifth wheel of a tractor;
- i) retracting the jack assembly;
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- j) lowering the rear wheel chassis in an arcuate manner by actuating the elevating device to lift a rearward end of the intermediate portion of the storage tank to a transporting height above the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.