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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Worthington Industries, Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Inventors:
James M. Getter, Sunbury, OH (US);
Kassandra M. Williams, Dublin, OH (US);
Xiaoting Liang, Plain City, OH (US);
Assignee:
WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC., Columbus, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/07 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); B60K 15/063 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/07 (2013.01); B60K 15/03006 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0346 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0634 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0638 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/14 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/143 (2013.01);
Abstract
A volume tank that houses a material is provided. The volume tank can include a first bulk head, a second bulk head opposite the first bulk head, a non-symmetrical frustoconical shell section, a cylindrical shell section and a transition section in between the non-symmetrical frustoconical shell section and the cylindrical shell section. The volume tank is configured to be coupled to a portion of a frame of a vehicle, and in a non-limiting embodiment, to a school bus.