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US 6,402,199 B1Granted
Vehicle storage tank mounting assembly
AssigneeUnited Plastic Fabricating Inc.
InventorStanley J. Wojnowski
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a mounting assembly for firmly securing a storage tank having a curved bottom wall to a chassis of a vehicle. The mounting assembly includes a pair of longitudinal support structures for securing to the bottom wall of the storage tank, a cross bracket for mounting between the longitudinal support structures, a sub-frame for supporting the longitudinal support structures, and a bracket assembly for securing the cross bracket to the sub-frame.
Claims13
A mounting assembly for an elliptical storage tank, comprising:
- A pair of substantially U-shaped longitudinal support structures spaced apart and each U-shaped longitudinal structure having an inner side wall, an outer side wall, and a lower wall between said side walls at a first end, wherein said inner and outer side walls of said U-shaped longitudinal support structures are secured to a curved bottom wall of said tank at a second end, and wherein said outer side wall of said U-shaped longitudinal support structures is longer than said inner side wall to abut said tank;
- a pair of angled reinforcement members with a first angled portion attached to said inner walls of each said U-shaped longitudinal support structures and a second angled portion contacting said respective lower wall;
- two or more generally rectangular cross bracket structures secured between said U-shaped longitudinal support structures;
- a sub-frame for supporting said U-shaped longitudinal support structure, wherein said sub-frame is secured to said cross bracket structures;
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- a pair of longitudinal chassis rails having mounting brackets for securing said chassis rails to said sub-frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.