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US 7,712,481 B1Granted
Suction hose arrangement for refuse tank trucks
AssigneeVactor/Guzzler Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsTimothy G. Mayer, Joseph Schmidt, Eric Harcharik
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Abstract
A tank truck is provided for collecting and transporting flowable material. The tank truck may include a tank configured to store flowable material, a retractable suction hose assembly connected to the tank and supported by a retractable boom, the suction hose assembly including an arrangement of telescoping tubes and a hose, and a drive assembly for selectively adjusting the horizontal and vertical position of the suction hose.
Claims14
A tank truck for collecting and transporting flowable material comprising:
- a tank configured to receive and store the flowable material;
- a retractable boom assembly mounted on the truck including an arrangement of telescoping sections;
- a retractable suction hose assembly connected to the tank and mounted on top of the retractable boom assembly, including an arrangement of telescoping tubes and a flexible hose, the hose having a first end connected to the last one of the tubes and a distal end opposite the first end;
- a drive assembly mounted within the retractable boom assembly and connected to the retractable hose assembly for extending and retracting the retractable boom and the hose assemblies;
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- a moveable support guide connected to one of the telescoping tubes and adapted to slide along at least one of the telescoping sections,
- wherein a length of the telescoping tubes expands as the moveable support guide moves along at least one of the telescoping sections.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.