US3931907A
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Combination water supply and waste holding tank
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-01-15
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Granted: 1976-01-13
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Expires: 1995-01-15
Abstract
Abstract A combination fresh water supply and waste holding tank for use in mobile structures such as vehicles. The tank includes separate half shell portions and an extensible divider wall extending across the internal tank space between the half shell portions. A fresh water supply holding structure is provided in one portion of the shell spaces defined by the divider wall and a waste holding structure is provided in the other portion of the spaces defined by the divider wall. Each of the divider wall, fresh water supply holding structure and waste holding structure are extensible whereby selectively substantially the entire internal space of the shell may be occupied by the fresh water supply holding structure and fresh water therein, or substantially the entire internal space of the shell may be occupied by the waste holding structure and waste therein. The tank is arranged to be substantially full at all times with fresh water drawn from the supply being volumetrically compensated by waste delivered to the waste holding structure.
Inventors
- 👤 George A. Henle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 01:05
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D88/00; B65D88/54; B65D88/58; B65D88/60; B65D88/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
229 words
A combination fresh water supply and liquid waste holding tank for use in mobile vehicles, comprising: a bottom half shell defined by a bottom wall, an upright end wall at one end of the bottom wall, and opposed side walls extending downwardly from the top of said end wall to the opposite end of the bottom wall; an upper half shell defined by a top wall, a depending end wall at one end of the top wall, and opposed side walls extending upwardly from the bottom of said end wall to the opposite end of the top wall; means for securing said half shells together with the lower edge of the upper half shell side walls juxtaposed to the upper edge of the lower half shell side walls to define a parallelepiped shell; an extensible divider wall sealingly secured between said half shells and being extensible selectively fully upwardly into said upper half shell and fully downwardly into said lower half shell; first flexible holding means for holding fresh water disposed within the shell above said divider wall; second flexible holding means for holding waste disposed within the shell below said divider wall; first port means for passing fresh water through said shell into and from said first flexible holding means; and second port means for passing waste through said shell into and from said second flexible holding means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
229 words
A combination fresh water supply and liquid waste holding tank for use in mobile vehicles, comprising: a bottom half shell defined by a bottom wall, an upright end wall at one end of the bottom wall, and opposed side walls extending downwardly from the top of said end wall to the opposite end of the bottom wall; an upper half shell defined by a top wall, a depending end wall at one end of the top wall, and opposed side walls extending upwardly from the bottom of said end wall to the opposite end of the top wall; means for securing said half shells together with the lower edge of the upper half shell side walls juxtaposed to the upper edge of the lower half shell side walls to define a parallelepiped shell; an extensible divider wall sealingly secured between said half shells and being extensible selectively fully upwardly into said upper half shell and fully downwardly into said lower half shell; first flexible holding means for holding fresh water disposed within the shell above said divider wall; second flexible holding means for holding waste disposed within the shell below said divider wall; first port means for passing fresh water through said shell into and from said first flexible holding means; and second port means for passing waste through said shell into and from said second flexible holding means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The fresh water supply and liquid waste holding tank of claim 1 wherein said divider wall defines a peripheral flange sealingly secured between said half shells.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
The fresh water supply and liquid waste holding tank of claim 1 wherein said divider wall defines a peripheral flange sealingly secured between said half shells and said first flexible holding means comprises a bag having a peripheral flange sealingly secured with said divider wall flange between said half shells.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
The fresh water supply and liquid waste holding tank of claim 1 wherein said divider wall defines a peripheral flange sealingly secured between said half shells and said first flexible holding means comprises a parallelepiped bag having a diagonal peripheral flange sealingly secured with said divider wall flange between said half shells.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The fresh water supply and liquid waste holding tank of claim 1 wherein said second flexible holding means comprises a pair of flexible sheets having peripheral portions sealingly secured between said half shells.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
The fresh water supply and liquid waste holding tank of claim 1 wherein said first port means comprises a single duct for passing fresh water therethrough into said first flexible holding means for storage therein, and delivering the stored fresh water from said first flexible holding means when desired.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The fresh water supply and liquid waste holding tank of claim 1 wherein said second port means comprises a duct opening through said bottom half shell at the top thereof and extending downwardly therein to adjacent said bottom wall.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
The fresh water supply and liquid waste holding tank of claim 1 wherein said half shells define complementary peripheral flanges, and said securing means comprises means for sealingly clamping the periphery of each of said divider wall and flexible holding means between said flanges.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
158 words
A combination fresh water supply and liquid waste holding means for use in mobile vehicles, comprising: a lower, upwardly opening tank structure; an upper, downwardly opening tank structure; means for securing said tank structure together with the lower edge portion of the upper tank structure juxtaposed to the upper edge portion of the lower tank structure to define upper and lower confronting tank spaces; an extensible divider wall sealingly secured between said tank structures and being extensible selectively fully upwardly into said upper tank structure and fully downwardly into said lower tank structure; first flexible holding means disposed within the tank space above said divider wall for holding fresh water; second flexible holding means disposed within the tank space below said divider wall for holding liquid waste; first port means for passing fresh water into and from said first flexible holding means; and second port means for passing liquid waste into and from said second flexible holding means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
158 words
A combination fresh water supply and liquid waste holding means for use in mobile vehicles, comprising: a lower, upwardly opening tank structure; an upper, downwardly opening tank structure; means for securing said tank structure together with the lower edge portion of the upper tank structure juxtaposed to the upper edge portion of the lower tank structure to define upper and lower confronting tank spaces; an extensible divider wall sealingly secured between said tank structures and being extensible selectively fully upwardly into said upper tank structure and fully downwardly into said lower tank structure; first flexible holding means disposed within the tank space above said divider wall for holding fresh water; second flexible holding means disposed within the tank space below said divider wall for holding liquid waste; first port means for passing fresh water into and from said first flexible holding means; and second port means for passing liquid waste into and from said second flexible holding means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The fresh water supply and liquid waste holding means of claim 9 wherein said divider wall is resilient.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
The fresh water supply and liquid waste holding means of claim 9 wherein said securing means sealingly clamps a peripheral portion of said divider wall between said tank structures.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
The fresh water supply and liquid waste holding means of claim 9 wherein said securing means sealingly clamps a peripheral portion of said flexible holding means between said tank structures.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The fresh water supply and liquid waste holding means of claim 9 wherein said second port means includes means for passing flushing water into said second flexible holding means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
51 words
The fresh water supply and liquid waste holding means of claim 9 wherein said upper edge portion of said bottom tank structure, and said lower edge portion of said upper tank structure define outturned flanges, said securing means being arranged to clamp said flanges, divider wall, and holding means sealingly together.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-01-12 | 1979-07-14 | 1980-01-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-01-12 | 1983-07-14 | 1984-01-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-01-12 | 1987-07-14 | 1988-01-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |