B - Operations – Transporting – 65 – D
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
65
D
190/4
B65D 61/00 (2006.01) B65D 88/16 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1236780
COLLAPSIBLE LIQUID CONTAINER ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A collapsible liquid container apparatus, particularly for use with helicopters for carrying and storing fuel, has a bladder-like tank having closable ports to admit and discharge fuel. The apparatus has a frame to support the tank, and a harness cooperating with the tank and the frame to suspend the tank from the frame. Preferably, the frame has three legs and the tank is suspended between the three legs, and is restrained against excessive lateral movement relative to the frame. The harness includes a plurality of flexible tension links which extend from peripherally spaced locations on the tank. The locations are within a generally horizontal plane positioned approximately mid-way between uppermost and lowermost portions of the tank when filled to permit an upper portion of the tank to collapse inside a lower portion of the tank as the tank empties. The tank is suspended clear of obstructions on the ground, thus reducing chances of rupture, and when filled is easily transported beneath a helicopter due to its symmetrical shape. When emptied, it can be folded into a small volume and stored inside the helicopter.
481727
Arney Donald B.
Carver & Company
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