IP Library Granted Patent US 9,868,381
Granted Patent B1
US 9,868,381 · App. 15/236,849 · Granted Jan 16, 2018

Compressed air tank for a truck service body

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Patent No.
US 9,868,381
App. No.
15/236,849
Granted
Jan 16, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

A service body mountable on a truck chassis where compressed air tanks are mounted to the service body frame. The compressed air tanks being contained within a mounting envelope defined as the volume between the frame rails of the service body. The mounting envelope further defined as the volume between a first plane formed by the top surface of the service body frame rails and a second plane formed by the bottom surface of the service body frame rails.

Claims (43)

1. A service body mountable on a truck chassis frame, said service body comprising:

a service body frame located above a plane defined by a top surface of the truck chassis frame, the service body frame having two or more frame rails, each service body frame rail having a top surface and a bottom surface; and

a tank mounting envelope located between the service body frame rails and a plane defined by the top surface of the service body frame rails and a plane defined by the bottom surface of the service body frame rails.

2. The service body of claim 1 , further comprising:

a truck bed located above the tank mounting envelope.

3. The service body of claim 1 , further comprising:

the tank mounting envelope located forward of a rear axle of the truck chassis.

4. The service body of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of storage cabinets.

5. A service body mountable on a truck chassis, said service body comprising:

a service body frame with two or more service body frame rails, each service body frame rail having a top surface and a bottom surface;

a compressed air tank mounting envelope located between the two or more of the service body frame rails and between a plane defined by the top of the service body frame rail and the bottom of the service body frame rail;

a truck bed located above the compressed air tank mounting envelope.

6. The service body of claim 5 further comprising:

at least one compressed air tank contained within the compressed air tank mounting envelope.

7. The service body of claim 6 further comprising:

the at least one compressed air tank being mounted to the service body frame.

8. The service body of claim 1 further comprising:

one or more tanks contained within the tank mounting envelope.

9. The service body of claim 8 , further comprising the one or more tanks including a compressed air tank.

10. The service body of claim 8 , further comprising:

the one or more tanks being located above the truck chassis frame.

11. The service body of claim 8 , further comprising:

the one or more tanks being mounted to the service body.

12. The service body of claim 8 , further comprising:

the one or more tanks being mounted to the service body frame.

13. The service body of claim 8 , further comprising:

the one or more tanks being mounted to the service body frame rails.

14. A service body mountable on a truck chassis, the service body comprising:

service body frame rails configured for connection to the truck chassis; and

a tank mounting envelope located between the service body frame rails and within a top and a bottom plane defined, respectively, by a top and a bottom of the service body frame rails.

15. The service body of claim 14 , further comprising:

at least one compressed air tank located within the tank mounting envelope.

16. The service body of claim 15 , further comprising:

the at least one compressed air tank being located above the truck chassis frame.

17. The service body of claim 16 , further comprising:

the one or more tanks being mounted to the service body.

18. The service body of claim 14 , further comprising:

a truck bed located above the tank mounting envelope.

19. The service body of claim 14 , further comprising:

the tank mounting envelope located forward of a rear axle of the truck chassis.

20. The service body frame of claim 14 further comprising:

the service body frame rails located above a plane defined by a top surface of a frame of the truck chassis.

Assignments (3)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 6, 2017
From: RAMSEY WINCH COMPANY; AUTO CRANE COMPANY; ESKRIDGE, INC.
To: ALLY BANK, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 044383/0835 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME TO "AUTO CRANE COMPANY" PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 039435 FRAME 0934. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Nov 1, 2017
From: SWOPE, CHRISTOPHER; PRYCE, SCOTT
To: AUTO CRANE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 044347/0215 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2016
From: SWOPE, CHRISTOPHER; PRYCE, SCOTT
To: AUTO CRANE COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 039435/0934 →