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Tank mounting arrangement and method

US6000720A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 1997
Grant dateDec 14, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 25, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE02F9/0883
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The disclosure involves the combination of a vehicle chassis such as that used on a construction machine, e.g., a loader/backhoe. The chassis has a channel and a holding tank, e.g., a hydraulic oil tank, supported on the channel by first and second tank mounting ears. In the improvement, the channel includes a panel having outer and inner surfaces and first and second mounting plates are against the inner surface. First and second mounting fasteners extend through the first and second tank mounting ears, respectively, through the chassis panel and into the first and second mounting plates, respectively. A new method for mounting a holding tank to a vehicle chassis is also disclosed.

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