Tank suspension
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1. An agricultural implement comprising:
- a main frame;
transversely spaced apart fore-and-aft extending members carried by the frame;
an elongated flexible tank receivable between said members;
tank support means having transversely spaced fore-and-aft extending sides for respectively engaging the members, sliding therealong and resting thereupon; and
means suspending the tank from the support means for limited transverse rocking movement, including a flexible saddle member wherein said receptacle is carried.
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Abstract
Structure for rockably suspending a flexible fluid container from a vehicle frame includes a flexible saddle wherein the container is carried and hanger elements universally suspending the saddle from the frame.
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16 Claims
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1. An agricultural implement comprising:
- a main frame;
transversely spaced apart fore-and-aft extending members carried by the frame;
an elongated flexible tank receivable between said members;
tank support means having transversely spaced fore-and-aft extending sides for respectively engaging the members, sliding therealong and resting thereupon; and
means suspending the tank from the support means for limited transverse rocking movement, including a flexible saddle member wherein said receptacle is carried. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- a main frame;
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6. An agricultural implement comprising:
- a main frame;
transversely spaced apart fore-and-aft extending members carried on the frame and having front and rear ends;
a flexible receptacle receivable between said members;
receptacle support means having transversely spaced fore-and-aft extending sides for engaging the respective ends of said members, sliding therealong and resting on said members;
a flexible support band encircling the lower portion and sides of the receptacle; and
means connected to the sides of the band and suspended from the support means for permitting limited rocking movement of the receptacle relative to the frame. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
- a main frame;
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9. In an agricultural implement having a main frame, transversely spaced apart frame carried fore-and-aft extending members having front and rear ends, and a flexible tank receivable between said members, the improvement comprising:
- tank support means including a support structure having transversely spaced fore-and-aft extending side members for engaging the fore-and-aft members, sliding therealong and resting thereon;
a flexible saddle supporting sides and lower portion of the tank;
hanger elements fixed with the sides of the saddle and having upper ends extending above the top of the tank sides, each hanger element mounted on the support means inboard of the tank sides for permitting the hangers to shift to accomodate deforming of the tank and saddle. - View Dependent Claims (10)
- tank support means including a support structure having transversely spaced fore-and-aft extending side members for engaging the fore-and-aft members, sliding therealong and resting thereon;
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11. Structure for suspending from an overhead frame an elongated flexible tank subject to deformation by loads within an external conditions from without, comprising:
- a sheet metal saddle open at opposite ends and having opposite sides bearing against the respective tank sides and an underside bearing against the bottom of the tank, said saddle conforming to the size and shape of the tank and exposing opposite ends of the tank, the sides of said saddle further having opposite upper edges terminating adjacent the top of the tank;
a plurality of hanger elements fixed to the sides adjacent the aforesaid edges and extending vertically above the edges;
a hanger support mounted on the overhead frame having openings therein for receiving the upper ends of the hangers; and
means mounting the respective hangers on the support to permit the hangers to shift to accomodate deforming of the tank and saddle.
- a sheet metal saddle open at opposite ends and having opposite sides bearing against the respective tank sides and an underside bearing against the bottom of the tank, said saddle conforming to the size and shape of the tank and exposing opposite ends of the tank, the sides of said saddle further having opposite upper edges terminating adjacent the top of the tank;
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12. In a vehicle having a fore-and-aft extending frame, structure for suspending from said frame a flexible tank subject to deformation by loads within and external conditions from without comprising:
- a flexible saddle structure supporting the tank, said structure having opposite sides bearing against the respective tank sides and an underside bearing against the tank bottom, the opposite ends of said tank being exposed;
a saddle support slidably mounted on the frame;
hanger elements fixed to the opposite sides of the saddle structure and extending vertically therefrom adjacent said tank; and
means mounting the respective hanger elements on the saddle support to permit the hangers to rock to accomodate deforming of the tank or saddle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
- a flexible saddle structure supporting the tank, said structure having opposite sides bearing against the respective tank sides and an underside bearing against the tank bottom, the opposite ends of said tank being exposed;
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15. Structure for suspending from an overhead frame an elongated plastic tank subject to deformation by loads within and external conditions from without, comprising:
- a sheet metal saddle open at opposite ends and having opposite sides bearing against the respective tank sides and an underside bearing against the bottom of the tank, said saddle conforming to the size and shape of the tank and exposing opposite ends of the tank, the sides of said saddle further having opposite upper edges terminating adjacent the top of the tank;
a plurality of hanger elements fixed to the sides adjacent the aforesaid edges and extending vertically above the edges; and
a hanger support mounted on the overhead frame receiving and mounting the respective hangers on the support so as to permit the hangers to shift. - View Dependent Claims (16)
- a sheet metal saddle open at opposite ends and having opposite sides bearing against the respective tank sides and an underside bearing against the bottom of the tank, said saddle conforming to the size and shape of the tank and exposing opposite ends of the tank, the sides of said saddle further having opposite upper edges terminating adjacent the top of the tank;
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