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Fluid waste transporter
Assignee: WORCESTER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS CORP
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Filing: 1988-06-30
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Granted: 1989-10-31
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Expires: 2008-06-30
Abstract
Abstract An improved fluid waste transporter is disclosed designed temporarily to receive and hold and, when full, to transport and unload hot waste oils and the like into a main disposal tank. The improved fluid waste transporter is essentially a hollow elongated wheeled container provided with a chute. It features a baffle screen between the container the chute. The baffle screen is removable in one embodiment and is both removable and pivotable in another embodiment. Preferably, a side of the chute incorparates a fill shot. Preferably, the wheels of the elongated container are secured thereto on axles that are non-rotatably mounted in flanges projecting from the container. The transporter has two handles, one at each of its ends. A first handle adjacent the chute preferably is of circular construction and made of wood, plastic and/or natural or synthetic rubber. A second handle, disposed at the wheeled end, preferably is secured to the container via a pair of flanges attached thereto. Preferably, the flanges mount both the wheels and the second handle.
Inventors
- 👤 Gary J. Heisson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 12:39
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62B; B62B1/00; B62B1/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
241 words
Fluid waste transporter comprising: (a) an elongated container having a hollow interior enclosed by walls on all sides, by a solid end wall at one end and by centrally open end wall at the other end, and provided with a chute at said other end, said chute being open at the top and in communication with said hollow interior via a central opening formed in said centrally open end wall; (b) a perforated partition e-r mounted in said central opening of id centrally open end wall at said other end of said elongated container and in parallel spaced relation to said end wall, said perforated partition extending across a portion of said hollow interior and separating said hollow interior from said chute; (c) said chute provided with a fill slot in one of its sides and formed with a front side disposed at an angle to both said perforated partition and said end wall, the free edge of said front side terminating in a reentrant lip; (d) a first handle secure to said container adjacent said chute; (e) a second handle secured to said container adjacent its said end wall; and (f) a pair of wheels mounted to said container adjacent said second handle about an axis located in front of said end wall such that their peripheries in conjunction with said container adjacent said chute support said elongated container at an angle to ground downwardly inclined toward said first handle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
241 words
Fluid waste transporter comprising: (a) an elongated container having a hollow interior enclosed by walls on all sides, by a solid end wall at one end and by centrally open end wall at the other end, and provided with a chute at said other end, said chute being open at the top and in communication with said hollow interior via a central opening formed in said centrally open end wall; (b) a perforated partition e-r mounted in said central opening of id centrally open end wall at said other end of said elongated container and in parallel spaced relation to said end wall, said perforated partition extending across a portion of said hollow interior and separating said hollow interior from said chute; (c) said chute provided with a fill slot in one of its sides and formed with a front side disposed at an angle to both said perforated partition and said end wall, the free edge of said front side terminating in a reentrant lip; (d) a first handle secure to said container adjacent said chute; (e) a second handle secured to said container adjacent its said end wall; and (f) a pair of wheels mounted to said container adjacent said second handle about an axis located in front of said end wall such that their peripheries in conjunction with said container adjacent said chute support said elongated container at an angle to ground downwardly inclined toward said first handle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 1 wherein said chute extends beyond the confines of said container in a direction away from said first handle and wherein said fill slot extends along the length of said chute extension.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 1 wherein said replaceable perforated partition also is pivotally mounted in said centrally open end wall between a first closed position being parallel to said centrally open end wall and a second open position being at an angle thereto.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
70 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 3, wherein said central opening of said centrally open end wall is rectangular in shape with parallel opposed top and bottom edges and parallel opposed left and right sides, said bottom edge and said left and right sides forming respective left and right corners, each of said left and right corners provided with cutouts designed to mount replaceably and pivotally said perforated partition therein.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 4 wherein each of said cutouts is H-shaped in cross section and communicates via a channel with said bottom edge of said central opening.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 5, wherein the left side of said H-shaped cutout in said left corner is aligned with said left side of said central opening and wherein the right side of said H-shaped cutout in said right corner is parallel spaced from said right side of said central openings.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 6 wherein said replaceably and pivotally mounted perforated partition is formed with a flat plate portion and a pair of integral side shoulders projecting normal thereto, said flat plate portion provided with a plurality of perforations and with spring means to lock said perforated partition in its said first closed position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
75 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 7 wherein said flat plate portion of said perforated partition, when in its said first closed position lies in plane which is parallel to but spaced from the plane defined by said centrally open end wall, and wherein said pair of integral side shoulders are formed with mounting means cooperating with said H-shaped cutouts of said centrally open end wall to mount said perforated partition therein replaceably and pivotally.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 8, wherein said mounting means formed in said pair of integral side shoulders comprises a mounting member bordered by an L-shaped cutout and, wherein said flat plate portion of said perforated portion is formed with an angular cut adjacent said mounting member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The fluid waste transported of claim 1 wherein said pair of wheels are mounted to axles which are non-rotatably secured to said container.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 1 wherein said elongated container is provided with a pair of mounting flanges adjacent its said end wall, said flanges being designed both to mount said pair of wheels and said second handle to said container.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
69 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 11 wherein each of said pair of mounting flanges is provided with a pair of spaced mounting perforations, one of said pair of spaced mounting perforations is designed to receive one end of an axle for one of said pair of wheels and, the other of said pair of spaced mounting perforations is designed to receive means to secure said second handle thereto.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The fluid waste transported of claim 12 wherein at least one of said pair of spaced mounting perforations is angularly shaped in cross sections.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
35 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 13 wherein said one end of said axle for said pair of wheels is shaped complementary to said angularly shaped mounting perforation so as to be secured non-rotatably therein.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 12 wherein said second handle is a U-shaped member also provided with a pair of spaced perforations matching said pair of spaced mounting perforations of said mounting flanges.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The fluid waste transported of claim 15 wherein said U-shaped member is made from one of the group consisting of aluminum and stainless steel.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 16 when said U-shaped member is provided with a cover made from at least one of the group consisting of plastic, natural and synthetic rubber.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 11 wherein each of said pair of mounting flanges is shaped as an "S" in cross section.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
42 words
The fluid waste transporter of claims 18 wherein wider spaced corresponding portions of each of said S-shaped pair of mounting flanges are secured to said elongated container and the narrower spaced corresponding portions thereof are designed to mount said second handle thereto.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
33 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 19 wherein each of said wider portions of said S-shaped pair of mounting flanges is provided with a mounting perforation for one of said pair of wheels.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 20 wherein said mounting perforation is angularly shaped in cross section.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
47 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 21 wherein said mounting perforation is designed to receive an axle for one of said pair of wheels and, wherein one end of said axle is shaped complementary to said angularly shaped mounting perforation so as to be secured non-rotatably therein.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
38 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 19 wherein each of said narrower portions of said S-shaped pair of mounting flanges is provided with a hole designed to receive means to secure said second handle between said narrower portions.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
34 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 23 wherein said second handle is of circular cross section and is made of at least one of a group consisting of wood, plastic, natural and synthetic rubber.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
29 words
The fluid waste transporter of claim 1 wherein said elongated container has a minimum axial length of at least about 37" between its said end wall and said chute.
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