Method of loading materials into a tank
US10946784B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2201/04
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tank and a method of holding a load and discharging a load therefrom. The tank includes a body having a first wall that bounds and defines a first compartment for holding a load therein and a second wall spaced outwardly from at least a portion of the first wall; wherein a second compartment is defined between the first wall and the second wall. The tank assembly includes an air piping system that is selectively actuated to place the first compartment and the second compartment under substantially similar or substantially equal air pressure. In one example the air piping system pumps air into the first compartment and the second compartment. In another example the air piping system evacuates air from the first and second compartments.
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