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US3227410A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fuel tank hanger for trucks and vehicles

Assignee: ARROW Manufacturing AND SALES CO
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Filing: 1964-03-06
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Granted: 1966-01-04
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Expires: 1984-03-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Donald H Mccuen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 00:26
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K15/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 164 words
A FUEL TANK HANGER FOR TRUCKS HAVING EXPOSED SIDE FRAME MEMBERS COMPRISING, A PAIR OF MOUNTING BARS OF ANGLED CROSS SECTION HAVING FLANGES ADAPTED TO BE BOLTED IN SPACED UPRIGHT RELATION TO ONE OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS, OTHER FLANGES ON SAID BARS PROJECTING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID FIRST FLANGES AND HAVING A HOLE FORMED NEAR THEIR UPPER ENDS, CONCAVELY CURVED SADDLE BARS OF ANGLED CROSS SECTION EACH HAVING ONE FLANGE WELDED TO THE SIDES OF SAID OTHER FLANGES AND CURVED FLANGES FACING CONCAVELY OUTWARDLY TO ENGAGE ONE SIDE AND A LOWER PORTION OF A TANK, FLEXIBLE HANGER STRAPS HAVING ONE END WELDED TO THE LOWER ENDS OF SAID CURVED FLANGES AND LOOPED OUTWARDLY THEREFROM, REVERSELY FOLDED OPPOSITE ENDS ON SAID STRAPS HAVING ANCHOR BLOCKS WELDED THERETO WITH BORES FORMED THROUGH THE BLOCKS IN ALINED RELATION TO THE LENGTH OF THE STRAPS, AND HOOK BOLTS HAVING THREADED ENDS PASSED THROUGH SAID BORES WITH NUTS ON THE THREADED ENDS AND HOOKED ENDS PIVOTALLY ENGAGEABLE THROUGH SAID HOLES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 164 words
A FUEL TANK HANGER FOR TRUCKS HAVING EXPOSED SIDE FRAME MEMBERS COMPRISING, A PAIR OF MOUNTING BARS OF ANGLED CROSS SECTION HAVING FLANGES ADAPTED TO BE BOLTED IN SPACED UPRIGHT RELATION TO ONE OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS, OTHER FLANGES ON SAID BARS PROJECTING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID FIRST FLANGES AND HAVING A HOLE FORMED NEAR THEIR UPPER ENDS, CONCAVELY CURVED SADDLE BARS OF ANGLED CROSS SECTION EACH HAVING ONE FLANGE WELDED TO THE SIDES OF SAID OTHER FLANGES AND CURVED FLANGES FACING CONCAVELY OUTWARDLY TO ENGAGE ONE SIDE AND A LOWER PORTION OF A TANK, FLEXIBLE HANGER STRAPS HAVING ONE END WELDED TO THE LOWER ENDS OF SAID CURVED FLANGES AND LOOPED OUTWARDLY THEREFROM, REVERSELY FOLDED OPPOSITE ENDS ON SAID STRAPS HAVING ANCHOR BLOCKS WELDED THERETO WITH BORES FORMED THROUGH THE BLOCKS IN ALINED RELATION TO THE LENGTH OF THE STRAPS, AND HOOK BOLTS HAVING THREADED ENDS PASSED THROUGH SAID BORES WITH NUTS ON THE THREADED ENDS AND HOOKED ENDS PIVOTALLY ENGAGEABLE THROUGH SAID HOLES.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-01-03 1969-07-05 1970-01-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-01-03 1973-07-05 1974-01-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-01-03 1977-07-05 1978-01-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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