IP Library Granted Patent US 11,420,815
Granted Patent B2
US 11,420,815 · App. 16/892,265 · Granted Aug 23, 2022

Low profile transportable holding tank

Inventor: Robert P. Denome (Bloomfield, NY)
Assignee: Crescent Tank Mfg.
B65D88/12B60P3/2215B60R15/04A47K11/00E03F11/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,420,815
App. No.
16/892,265
Granted
Aug 23, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A holding tank system for holding a waste, the holding tank system including: a holding tank including a floor disposed in a first plane, the holding tank configured to be supported on at least one joist disposed in a second plane, wherein the second plane is disposed at an incline with respect to the first plane.

Claims (12)

1. A holding tank system for holding a waste, said holding tank system comprising: a holding tank comprising a floor disposed in a first plane, said holding tank configured to be supported on at least one joist disposed in a second plane, wherein said second plane is disposed at a fixed incline with respect to said first plane.

2. The holding tank system of claim 1 , wherein said incline is configured such that said first plane is disposed at an angle of from about 1 degree to about 5 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane of a vehicle to which said at least one joist is disposed.

3. The holding tank system of claim 1 , wherein said holding tank is a low profile transportable holding tank.

4. The holding tank system of claim 1 , wherein the waste is a material selected from the group consisting of sewage, waste oil and concrete slurry.

5. The holding tank system of claim 1 , wherein said floor further comprises a front end and a rear end and said at least one joist comprises a front end and a rear end, said floor and said at least one joist converge from their respective front end to their respective rear end.

6. The holding tank system of claim 1 , wherein said at least one joist is configured to be secured to a truckbed.

7. A method for draining a holding tank having a floor disposed in a first plane, said holding tank configured to be supported on at least one joist disposed in a second plane, said method comprising disposing said first plane at a fixed incline with respect to said second plane.

8. The method of claim 7 , said incline is configured such that said first plane is disposed at an angle of from about 1 degree to about 5 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane of a vehicle to which the at least one joist is disposed.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the holding tank is a low profile transportable holding tank.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the holding tank is selected from the group consisting of a sewage holding tank, a waste oil holding tank and a concrete slurry holding tank.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the floor further comprises a front end and a rear end and the at least one joist comprises a front end and a rear end, the floor and the at least one joist converge from their respective front end to their respective rear end.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one joist is configured to be secured to a truckbed.

Continuity (1)
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