Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tilt truck and related method of transporting tank
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Application No.: US15616139Application Date: 2017-06-07
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Publication No.: US10369918B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Travis Ellis
- Applicant: Vertical Tank, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Bakersfield
- Assignee: Vertical Tank, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Vertical Tank, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Bakersfield
- Agency: Eastman McCartney Dallmann LLP
- Agent Matthew C. McCartney
- Main IPC: B60P1/64
- IPC: B60P1/64

Abstract:
The present invention is a tilt truck and related method of transporting a vertical tank utilizing the tilt truck. The tilt truck includes a tractor truck with a tilt platform rotatably connected to a chassis of the tilt truck which can be raised to an angle of more than 90 degrees with respect to the tilt truck. The tilt platform includes a sliding arm assembly with at least one grappler hook sized to receive and secure a tank lifting bar of a vertical tank. The tilt truck, utilizing the tilt platform and sliding arm assembly is capable of lowering a vertical tank from a vertical position to a horizontal position ready for transport by a single operator located within a cab section of the tilt truck. Similarly, the tilt truck can also raise a vertical tank from a horizontal position to a vertical position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180354399A1 TILT TRUCK AND RELATED METHOD OF TRANSPORTING TANK Public/Granted day:2018-12-13
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