US 5,964,258 AGranted

Cooking oil supply and disposal transport system

AssigneeRestaurant Technologies, Inc.

InventorBradley J. Schoenbauer

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Abstract

A bulk cooking oil supply and disposal transport system and method for the supply of cooking oil to and the removal of waste oil from a receiving facility. The system includes a transport vehicle with a supply and a waste oil container. An oil conduit system is connected with the supply and waste container to selectively deliver and remove oil through oil fittings. Pumps and valves are disposed within the oil conduit system for restricting the flow of the cooking oil therethrough. A first fluid meter measures the amount of cooking oil delivered to the receiving facility and a second fluid meter measures the amount of waste oil removed from the receiving facility. A control device receives signals indicating the level or amount of oil delivered or removed through the oil conduit system. Signals are generated by sensors at the receiving facility or from the fluid meters monitoring flow through the system. A data reporting device is provided on the vehicle to document the amount of cooking oil delivered to and the amount of waste oil received from the receiving facility.

A bulk cooking oil transportation, delivery, and removal system, comprising:

a transport vehicle, having;
at least one cooking oil supply container;
an oil delivery fitting for connection to deliver oil to a cooking oil using location;
a first oil conduit system to
selectively deliver oil from the cooking oil supply container to the oil delivery fitting;
a first fluid meter connected to measure the amount of oil delivered from the cooking oil supply container to the cooking oil using location;
at least one waste oil container;
a waste oil receiving fitting to receive waste oil from the cooking oil using location;
a second oil conduit system to selectively receive waste oil from the waste oil receiving fitting and to deliver the waste oil to the waste oil container;
a second fluid meter connected to measure the amount of waste oil delivered to the waste oil container from the cooking oil using location;
a first pump in fluid communication with the first oil conduit system whereby the first oil conduit system may deliver cooking oil to the using location;
and
a second pump in fluid communication with the second oil conduit system, whereby the second oil conduit system may remove waste oil from the using location;
an oil receiving facility at the cooking oil using location, having:
an oil storage container;
an oil receiving fitting for connection to receive cooking oil for storage in the oil storage container;
a waste oil storage container;
and
a waste oil delivery fitting for connection to remove waste oil from the waste oil storage container;
a third oil conduit system for connection between the oil delivery fitting of the transport vehicle and the oil receiving fitting of the oil receiving facility during a filling operation;
and
a fourth oil conduit system for connection between the waste oil receiving fitting of the transport vehicle and the waste oil delivery fitting of the oil receiving facility.

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Application

08/915,265Filed 20 Aug 1997

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12 Oct 1999

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Classification7 codes

B67D 7/02
Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for…: for…
A47J 37/1223
Deep fat fryers, e.g. for frying fish or chips: with means for filtering the frying liquid
B60P 3/228
Comprising auxiliary devices, e.g. for unloading or level indicating: measuring or indicating means, e.g. of level, volume, weight
B67D 7/08
Details or accessories: arrangements of devices for controlling, indicating, metering or registering quantity or price of liquid transferred

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