MOBILE DISTRIBUTION STATION HAVING SENSOR [0001] COMMUNICATION LINES ROUTED WITH HOSES
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1. A distribution station comprising:
- a mobile trailer;
a pump on the mobile trailer;
a manifold on the mobile trailer and connected with the pump;
a plurality of reels on the mobile trailer;
a plurality of flow passages, each said flow passage being connected to the manifold and running through a respective one of the reels;
a plurality of hoses, each said hose being connected with a respective one of the flow passages via a respective one of the reels;
a plurality of valves on the mobile trailer, each said valve situated between the manifold and a respective different one of the reels and being operable to control fluid flow through a respective one of the flow passages;
a plurality of fluid level sensors, each said fluid level sensor being connected or connectable with a respective different one of the hoses; and
a controller configured to operate the valves responsive to fluid level thresholds to control fluid flow to the hoses.
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Abstract
A distribution station includes a mobile trailer, a pump, a manifold connected with the pump, reels, flow passages connected to the manifold and running through the reels, hoses, connected the flow passages via the reels, valves situated between the manifold and the reels and operable to control fluid flow through the flow passages, fluid level sensors connected or connectable with the hoses, and a controller configured to operate the valves responsive to fluid level thresholds to control fluid flow to the hoses.
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1. A distribution station comprising:
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a mobile trailer; a pump on the mobile trailer; a manifold on the mobile trailer and connected with the pump; a plurality of reels on the mobile trailer; a plurality of flow passages, each said flow passage being connected to the manifold and running through a respective one of the reels; a plurality of hoses, each said hose being connected with a respective one of the flow passages via a respective one of the reels; a plurality of valves on the mobile trailer, each said valve situated between the manifold and a respective different one of the reels and being operable to control fluid flow through a respective one of the flow passages; a plurality of fluid level sensors, each said fluid level sensor being connected or connectable with a respective different one of the hoses; and a controller configured to operate the valves responsive to fluid level thresholds to control fluid flow to the hoses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A distribution station comprising:
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a mobile trailer; a pump on the mobile trailer; a manifold on the mobile trailer and connected with the pump; a plurality of reels on the mobile trailer; a plurality of hoses, each said hose being connected with the manifold and each said hose including a tube and a sleeve that circumscribes the tube; a plurality of valves on the mobile trailer, each said valve situated between the manifold and a respective different one of the hoses and being operable to control fluid flow from the manifold to the respective different one of the hoses; a plurality of fluid level sensors, each said fluid level sensor being connected or connectable with a respective different one of the hoses; and a controller configured to operate the valves responsive to fluid level thresholds to control fluid flow to the hoses. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A distribution station comprising:
a mobile trailer including a pump, a manifold connected with the pump, reels, flow passages connected to the manifold and running through the reels, hoses connected with the flow passages via the reels and each of the hoses including a tube and a sleeve that circumscribes the tube, valves situated between the manifold and the reels and operable to control fluid flow through the flow passages, fluid level sensors connected or connectable with the hoses, and a controller configured to operate the valves responsive fluid level thresholds to control fluid flow to the hoses. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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