US20180118020A1 - Storage container with improved mounting assembly - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to storage containers, and, more particularly, to storage tanks having an improved mounting assembly for connection to the bed of a transport vehicle such as a truck or trailer.
- Storage tanks for transporting fluids using trucks and similar vehicles are preferably mounted to the bed of the vehicle or trailer to avoid capsizing or movement of the tank during transit.
- a number of brackets or flanges are mounted at spaced locations along the base of the tank each formed with one or more bores.
- the tank is positioned on the bed of the vehicle or trailer, and holes are drilled through the bed to align with the bores in the flanges.
- the tank is secured to the bed by inserting a carriage bolt from the bottom of the bed through the aligning bore in each flange and the holes drilled in the bed.
- each bolt which is exposed above the flanges, receives a rubber or urethane bushing and then a lock nut, such as a nylon-insert lock nut, is tightened down atop the bushing to hold the carriage bolt and tank in place.
- a lock nut such as a nylon-insert lock nut
- each carriage bolt which extends above the flanges is threaded along its entire length such that the lock nut can be tightened down against the bushing with too much force, resulting in damage to and/or excessive compression of the bushing. When that occurs, the vibration-damping capability of the bushing is reduced or eliminated and the bushing may be damaged.
- This invention relates to storage containers having an improved mounting assembly for connection to the bed of a transport vehicle such as a truck or trailer.
- the storage container or tank is provided with a number of flanges mounted to its base portion.
- Each of the flanges is formed with at least one bore, and holes may be drilled in the bed of the vehicle or trailer to align with such bores.
- a mouting assembly is employed to mount the tank in place which comprises a shaft, a stop fixed to the shaft and a resilient bushing formed of urethane, rubber or other elastomeric material capable of absorbing shock and vibration.
- the shaft is formed with an upper threaded section, a lower threaded section and an unthreaded section between them.
- the stop is welded or otherwise permanently affixed to the shaft at the juncture of the upper threaded section and unthreaded section.
- the tank is mounted on the bed by inserting the shaft of the fastener assembly through the aligning holes in the bed and each flange such that the stop is located between the top surface of the bed and the lower surface of a given flange.
- a washer is placed in between the bottom of the bed and a lower nut, which then may be tightened down along the lower threaded section of the shaft against the bed.
- the bushing is placed along the unthreaded section of the shaft and into engagement with a flange. An upper nut may then be tightened down along the upper threaded section of the shaft against a washer placed over the bushing.
- the length of the threads on the upper threaded section of the shaft is limited. Consequently, the upper nut is permitted to travel only a short distance in a direction toward the bushing along such upper threaded section when tightened before encountering the unthreaded section of the shaft.
- This construction limits the extent of compression that the bushing may undergo, and as a result, the tank may be securely mounted to the bed while retaining the shock absorbing capability of the bushing without damaging it.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage tank secured to the bed of a vehicle or trailer with the fastener assembly of this invention
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the encircled area depicted in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a disassembled, perspective view of the fastener assembly herein.
- a storage container in the form of a transfer tank 10 having a top wall 12 , bottom wall 14 , front wall 16 , back wall 18 and opposed end walls 20 , 22 which are interconnected to form a closed interior.
- the terms “top,” “upper,” “bottom,” “lower,” “front” and “back” refer to the spatial orientation of the tank 10 as illustrated in the Figs.
- a number of flanges 24 are mounted to the bottom part of the tank 10 which may extend outwardly from the bottom wall 14 .
- Each flange 24 is preferably a flat plate made of metal or other rigid material.
- the flanges 24 may be formed in an L-shape or similar configuration in which case they may be mounted to both the bottom wall 14 and one of the other walls 16 - 22 .
- Each of the flanges 24 is formed with at least one bore 26 .
- the mounting assembly 28 of this invention is depicted in FIGS. 2 and 3 . It comprises a shaft 30 , a bushing 32 , a stop 34 , upper and lower nuts 36 , 38 and two washers 40 .
- the shaft 30 is formed with an upper threaded section 42 , a lower threaded section 44 and an unthreaded section 46 which extends between the sections 42 , 44 .
- the stop 34 is fixed to the shaft 30 , such as by welding, at the juncture of the lower threaded section 44 and the unthreaded section 46 .
- the bushing 32 is cylindrical in shape, with a central bore which is sized to receive the unthreaded section 46 of the shaft 30 .
- the bushing 32 is made from an elastomeric material such as rubber or urethane, or other suitable resilient material.
- the transfer tank 10 is mounted to the bed 48 of a truck, trailer or other vehicle, a portion of which is schematically shown in FIG. 2 .
- the bed 48 is depicted as having an upper wall 50 and a lower wall 52 formed with alternating cavities 54 where they are separated and areas 56 where the walls 50 , 52 meet one another.
- the upper wall 50 defines an upper surface of the bed 48
- the lower wall 52 a lower surface.
- the tank 10 is placed at the desired location in the bed 48 and a hole 58 is drilled through the upper and lower walls 50 , 52 , preferably where a cavity 54 is located, in alignment with at least one of the bores 26 in each flange 24 .
- Each of the fastener assemblies 28 is positioned such the lower threaded section 44 of its shaft 30 extends through a hole 58 in the upper and lower walls 50 , 52 of the bed 48 and the stop 34 rests atop the upper wall 50 . In this position, a portion of the lower threaded section 44 protrudes from the lower wall 52 of the bed 48 which receives a washer 40 and lower nut 38 .
- the lower nut 38 may be tightened down along the lower threaded section 44 against the washer 40 and the lower wall 52 to secure the shaft 30 in place relative to the bed 48 .
- the tank 10 may then be lowered onto the bed 48 so that a bore 26 in each of its flanges 24 receives the shaft 30 of a fastener assembly 28 .
- Each stop 34 is therefore captured between the lower surface of a flange 24 and the upper wall 50 of the bed 48 .
- each fastener assembly 28 is configured in such a way as to prevent over-tightening of the bushing 32 .
- the shaft 30 is considered to have a “length” dimension extending in a direction from the end of the upper threaded section 42 to the end of the lower threaded section 44 .
- the bushing 32 has a “height” dimension between its upper end 60 and lower end 62
- the upper nut 36 has a height dimension between its upper and lower ends 64 , 66 .
- the length of the unthreaded section 46 is greater than the height of the bushing 32 by an amount approximately equal to the thickness of a flange 24 .
- the length of the upper threaded section 42 of shaft 30 is approximately the same as the height of the upper nut 36 . Accordingly, to complete mounting of the tank 10 to the bed 48 , the bushing 32 is placed onto the shaft 30 such that its lower end 62 engages a flange 24 and its upper end 60 is approximately flush with the juncture of the unthreaded section 46 and upper threaded section 42 of the shaft 30 . A washer 40 may be placed over the upper end 60 of the bushing 32 and then the upper nut 36 may be tightened down against the washer 40 and bushing 32 .
- the upper nut 36 may only be tightened down along the upper threaded section 42 until it encounters the unthreaded section 46 . At that point, the upper nut 36 may not be tightened further which protects the bushing 42 against excess compression.
- the mounting assemblies 28 of this invention ensure that the tank 10 is securely mounted to the bed 48 , but since the bushings 32 are not over-tightened or excessively compressed they substantially retains their vibration absorption capability and the risk of damage thereto is reduced if not eliminated.
- the storage tank 10 is illustrated as having an L-shaped top wall 12 , front and back walls 16 , 18 and opposed end walls 20 , 22 . It should be understood that the tank 10 may be formed in a square or rectangular shape with a planar top wall, or in a cylindrical, oval or similar shape having a top wall, bottom wall and a side wall extending between the top and bottom walls.
- side wall refers to the front, back and end walls 16 - 22 of the tank 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 collectively, or to corresponding walls in a square or rectangular tank, or, to a circular, oval or similarly shaped wall extending between top and bottom walls of a tank.
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- This invention relates to storage containers, and, more particularly, to storage tanks having an improved mounting assembly for connection to the bed of a transport vehicle such as a truck or trailer.
- Storage tanks for transporting fluids using trucks and similar vehicles are preferably mounted to the bed of the vehicle or trailer to avoid capsizing or movement of the tank during transit. In some designs, a number of brackets or flanges are mounted at spaced locations along the base of the tank each formed with one or more bores. The tank is positioned on the bed of the vehicle or trailer, and holes are drilled through the bed to align with the bores in the flanges. The tank is secured to the bed by inserting a carriage bolt from the bottom of the bed through the aligning bore in each flange and the holes drilled in the bed. The threaded end of each bolt, which is exposed above the flanges, receives a rubber or urethane bushing and then a lock nut, such as a nylon-insert lock nut, is tightened down atop the bushing to hold the carriage bolt and tank in place. The resiliency of the bushing is intended to provide a degree of vibration damping between the flanges and bed.
- The mounting system described above is readily susceptible to over-tightening. The end of each carriage bolt which extends above the flanges is threaded along its entire length such that the lock nut can be tightened down against the bushing with too much force, resulting in damage to and/or excessive compression of the bushing. When that occurs, the vibration-damping capability of the bushing is reduced or eliminated and the bushing may be damaged.
- This invention relates to storage containers having an improved mounting assembly for connection to the bed of a transport vehicle such as a truck or trailer.
- In the presently preferred embodiment, the storage container or tank is provided with a number of flanges mounted to its base portion. Each of the flanges is formed with at least one bore, and holes may be drilled in the bed of the vehicle or trailer to align with such bores. A mouting assembly is employed to mount the tank in place which comprises a shaft, a stop fixed to the shaft and a resilient bushing formed of urethane, rubber or other elastomeric material capable of absorbing shock and vibration. The shaft is formed with an upper threaded section, a lower threaded section and an unthreaded section between them. The stop is welded or otherwise permanently affixed to the shaft at the juncture of the upper threaded section and unthreaded section.
- The tank is mounted on the bed by inserting the shaft of the fastener assembly through the aligning holes in the bed and each flange such that the stop is located between the top surface of the bed and the lower surface of a given flange. A washer is placed in between the bottom of the bed and a lower nut, which then may be tightened down along the lower threaded section of the shaft against the bed. The bushing is placed along the unthreaded section of the shaft and into engagement with a flange. An upper nut may then be tightened down along the upper threaded section of the shaft against a washer placed over the bushing.
- In order to avoid excess tightening of the bushing, the length of the threads on the upper threaded section of the shaft is limited. Consequently, the upper nut is permitted to travel only a short distance in a direction toward the bushing along such upper threaded section when tightened before encountering the unthreaded section of the shaft. This construction limits the extent of compression that the bushing may undergo, and as a result, the tank may be securely mounted to the bed while retaining the shock absorbing capability of the bushing without damaging it.
- The structure, operation and advantages of the presently preferred embodiment of this invention will become further apparent upon consideration of the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage tank secured to the bed of a vehicle or trailer with the fastener assembly of this invention; -
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the encircled area depicted inFIG. 1 ; and -
FIG. 3 is a disassembled, perspective view of the fastener assembly herein. - Referring to the Figs., a storage container in the form of a
transfer tank 10 is illustrated having atop wall 12,bottom wall 14,front wall 16,back wall 18 and opposedend walls tank 10 as illustrated in the Figs. A number offlanges 24 are mounted to the bottom part of thetank 10 which may extend outwardly from thebottom wall 14. Eachflange 24 is preferably a flat plate made of metal or other rigid material. Alternatively, theflanges 24 may be formed in an L-shape or similar configuration in which case they may be mounted to both thebottom wall 14 and one of the other walls 16-22. Each of theflanges 24 is formed with at least onebore 26. - The
mounting assembly 28 of this invention is depicted inFIGS. 2 and 3 . It comprises ashaft 30, abushing 32, astop 34, upper andlower nuts washers 40. Theshaft 30 is formed with an upper threadedsection 42, a lower threadedsection 44 and anunthreaded section 46 which extends between thesections stop 34 is fixed to theshaft 30, such as by welding, at the juncture of the lower threadedsection 44 and theunthreaded section 46. Thebushing 32 is cylindrical in shape, with a central bore which is sized to receive theunthreaded section 46 of theshaft 30. Preferably, thebushing 32 is made from an elastomeric material such as rubber or urethane, or other suitable resilient material. - The
transfer tank 10 is mounted to thebed 48 of a truck, trailer or other vehicle, a portion of which is schematically shown inFIG. 2 . For purposes of illustration, thebed 48 is depicted as having anupper wall 50 and alower wall 52 formed withalternating cavities 54 where they are separated andareas 56 where thewalls upper wall 50 defines an upper surface of thebed 48, and the lower wall 52 a lower surface. - Initially, the
tank 10 is placed at the desired location in thebed 48 and ahole 58 is drilled through the upper andlower walls cavity 54 is located, in alignment with at least one of thebores 26 in eachflange 24. Each of thefastener assemblies 28 is positioned such the lower threadedsection 44 of itsshaft 30 extends through ahole 58 in the upper andlower walls bed 48 and thestop 34 rests atop theupper wall 50. In this position, a portion of the lower threadedsection 44 protrudes from thelower wall 52 of thebed 48 which receives awasher 40 andlower nut 38. Thelower nut 38 may be tightened down along the lower threadedsection 44 against thewasher 40 and thelower wall 52 to secure theshaft 30 in place relative to thebed 48. Thetank 10 may then be lowered onto thebed 48 so that abore 26 in each of itsflanges 24 receives theshaft 30 of afastener assembly 28. Eachstop 34 is therefore captured between the lower surface of aflange 24 and theupper wall 50 of thebed 48. - An important feature of this invention is that each
fastener assembly 28 is configured in such a way as to prevent over-tightening of thebushing 32. Specifically, theshaft 30 is considered to have a “length” dimension extending in a direction from the end of the upper threadedsection 42 to the end of the lower threadedsection 44. Thebushing 32 has a “height” dimension between itsupper end 60 andlower end 62, and theupper nut 36 has a height dimension between its upper andlower ends unthreaded section 46 is greater than the height of thebushing 32 by an amount approximately equal to the thickness of aflange 24. Further, the length of the upper threadedsection 42 ofshaft 30 is approximately the same as the height of theupper nut 36. Accordingly, to complete mounting of thetank 10 to thebed 48, thebushing 32 is placed onto theshaft 30 such that itslower end 62 engages aflange 24 and itsupper end 60 is approximately flush with the juncture of theunthreaded section 46 and upper threadedsection 42 of theshaft 30. Awasher 40 may be placed over theupper end 60 of thebushing 32 and then theupper nut 36 may be tightened down against thewasher 40 and bushing 32. Because the length of the upper threadedsection 42 is about the same as the height of theupper nut 36, theupper nut 36 may only be tightened down along the upper threadedsection 42 until it encounters theunthreaded section 46. At that point, theupper nut 36 may not be tightened further which protects thebushing 42 against excess compression. The mounting assemblies 28 of this invention ensure that thetank 10 is securely mounted to thebed 48, but since thebushings 32 are not over-tightened or excessively compressed they substantially retains their vibration absorption capability and the risk of damage thereto is reduced if not eliminated. - While the invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope of the invention. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the invention without departing from the essential scope thereof. For example, the
storage tank 10 is illustrated as having an L-shapedtop wall 12, front andback walls opposed end walls tank 10 may be formed in a square or rectangular shape with a planar top wall, or in a cylindrical, oval or similar shape having a top wall, bottom wall and a side wall extending between the top and bottom walls. Consequently, the term “side wall” as used herein refers to the front, back and end walls 16-22 of thetank 10 illustrated inFIG. 1 collectively, or to corresponding walls in a square or rectangular tank, or, to a circular, oval or similarly shaped wall extending between top and bottom walls of a tank. - Therefore, it is intended that the invention not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed as the best mode contemplated for carrying out this invention, but that the invention will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.
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