Mobile fuel distribution system

• US 9,181,078 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2011
• Issued: 11/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Capat LLC
• Original Assignee: Capat LLC
• Inventors: Cajiga, Jose A., Villar, Arturo Cajiga, Villar, Vicente Cajiga
• Primary Examiner(s): Maust, Timothy L
• Application Number:
  US13/163,850
• Publication Number:
  US 20120318406A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,604 Days
• Field of Search: 141/231, 222/173, 222/608, 137/234.6, 244/135.A
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 5/02 Supplying fuel to vehicles; General disposition of plant in filling stations apparatus for transferring measured quantities of petrol, oil, or the like from storage space to vehicles B67D
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 7/04 for transferring fuels, lubricants or mixed fuels and lubricants
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 7/08 Arrangements of devices for controlling, indicating, metering or registering quantity or price of liquid transferred arrangement of flow- or pressure-control valves B67D7/36; computing, calculating, counting G06; coin-freed apparatus for dispensing fluids G07F13/00; prepayment devices for metering liquids G07F15/00
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 7/845 Trolleys or like movable supports
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 1/1233 Shelters for filling stations
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2201/0104 cylindrical
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2205/0103 Exterior arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2205/013 Two or more vessels
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2221/012 Hydrogen
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2221/033 Methane, e.g. natural gas, CNG, LNG, GNL, GNC, PLNG
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2265/065 for refuelling vehicle fuel tanks
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 5/00 Methods or apparatus for filling containers with liquefied, solidified, or compressed gases under pressures adding propellants to aerosol containers B65B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/32 Hydrogen storage

Abstract

A modular, environmentally friendly mobile fuel distribution station includes a fuel tank, a support structure having a plurality of legs for supporting an operation platform in an elevated position a predetermined distance above ground, an alternative power generation device, the alternative power generation device being one of a solar power generator and a wind power generator for providing primary power to the mobile fuel distribution station and a central platform operatively connected to at least two of the legs, the at least two of the legs bearing the weight of the central platform, wherein the fuel tank and the alternative power generation device are disposed on the operation platform.

Claims

1. A non-aerial, mobile fuel station for providing fuel to land-based vehicles, comprising:

a fuel tank;

a support structure for supporting said fuel tank in an elevated position a predetermined distance above ground sufficient to allow for passage of automobiles beneath said fuel tank; and

a moving mechanism associated with said support structure;

wherein said moving mechanism is selectively movable between a retracted position in which said support structure contacts said ground and supports said fuel tank in said elevated position, and an engaged position in which said moving mechanism contacts said ground to raise said support structure a given distance above said ground to facilitate movement of said fuel station.

2. The non-aerial, mobile fuel station for providing fuel to land-based vehicles according to claim 1, wherein:

said support structure is three rigid legs.

3. The non-aerial, mobile fuel station for providing fuel to land-based vehicles according to claim 2, wherein:

said three rigid legs are arranged in a triangular orientation.

4. The non-aerial, mobile fuel station for providing fuel to land-based vehicles according to claim 1, wherein:

said moving mechanism is a wheel assembly affixed to said support structure.

5. The non-aerial, mobile fuel station for providing fuel to land-based vehicles according to claim 1, further comprising:

a control system for selectively permitting and monitoring a discharge of fuel from said mobile fuel station.

6. The non-aerial, mobile fuel station for providing fuel to land-based vehicles according to claim 2, further comprising:

a central platform operatively connected to said support structure, said central platform including piping to transfer fuel discharged from said fuel tank.

7. The non-aerial, mobile fuel station for providing fuel to land-based vehicles according to claim 6, wherein:

at least two of said legs bear an entire weight of said central platform.

8. The non-aerial, mobile fuel station for providing fuel to land-based vehicles according to claim 6, further comprising:

a central platform operatively connected to at least two of said legs, said two of said legs bearing an entire weight of said central platform such that engagement of said wheel assembly selectively enables movement of said central platform and said mobile fuel distribution station.

9. A non-aerial, mobile fuel station for providing fuel to land-based vehicles, comprising:

a fuel tank;

exactly three rigid legs arranged in a triangular orientation for supporting said fuel tank in an elevated position a predetermined distance above ground sufficient to allow for passage of automobiles beneath said fuel tank; and

a moving mechanism associated with said legs;

wherein said moving mechanism is selectively movable between a retracted position in which said legs contact said ground and support said fuel tank in said elevated position, and an engaged position in which said moving mechanism contacts said ground to raise said legs a given distance above said ground to facilitate movement of said fuel station.

10. The non-aerial, mobile fuel station for providing fuel to land-based vehicles according to claim 9, further comprising:

at least one distribution conduit housed within one of said three rigid legs for distributing fuel from said fuel tank to said automobiles beneath said fuel tank.