Mobile fuel distribution station

• US 9,566,953 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2014
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• 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 LEWIS
• Application Number:
  US14/501,290
• Publication Number:
  US 20150013839A1
• Time in Patent Office: 868 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 refueling 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, modular mobile fuel distribution station for providing fuel to land-based vehicles, comprising:

a fuel tank;

a control system for selectively permitting and monitoring a discharge of said fuel from said fuel tank; and

a support structure having only three rigid legs for supporting said fuel tank in an elevated position a predetermined distance above ground;

wherein each of said three rigid legs is configured to be selectively dual-utilized to support another modular mobile fuel distribution station of same design.

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

an operation platform, said operation platform being supported said predetermined distance above ground via said support structure.

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

said operation platform houses said fuel tank.

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

said legs are arranged beneath said fuel tank in a substantially triangular configuration.

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

a wheel assembly affixed to each of said legs, said wheel assembly being selectively engaged to elevate said legs and facilitate movement of said mobile fuel distribution station.

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

a central platform operatively connected to at least two of said legs, said central platform includes piping to transfer fuel discharged from said fuel tank.

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

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

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

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

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

an alternative power generation device, said alternative power generation device being one of a solar power generator and a wind power generator; and

wherein said alternative power generator is supported by said legs to be in an elevated position in close association with said fuel tank.

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

said control system monitors at least one parameter of said fuel tank and controls said mobile fuel distribution station from a remote location in dependence upon said at least one parameter.