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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
William J Bees, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Joseph J Mascolino, Canton, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Babcock & Wilcox Company, New Orleans, LA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280831 ; 280834 ;
Abstract
A dual-fuel tank assembly for vehicles employing internal combustion engines wherein the fuel tank is interposed within the vehicle frame as an integral portion thereof with the tank assembly having a plurality of cylindrical pressure tanks of composite material construction for containing gas fuel and the cylindrical tanks partially nested with the tank assembly housing to leave substantial space around the pressure tanks for storing liquid fuel therein.