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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2015
Thermo King Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Scott Phillip Pearce, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Sunil Kumar P, Ramanagara District, IN;
Mary Elizabeth Kime, Cornelius, NC (US);
THERMO KING CORPORATION, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A fuel tank for a transport refrigeration system is provided. The fuel tank includes an elongate tank body. The elongated tank body has a first end wall; a second end wall; a sidewall extending between the first and second end walls; and an interior space defined by the sidewall and the first and second end walls. The fuel tank further includes a fuel tank vent configured to vent air outside of the fuel tank; a fuel outlet fitting; a fuel discharge tube fitting; and a fuel pickup tube fitting. The entire tank body can be made of a plastic.