Tractor trailer tank body

Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a tractor-trailer tank body showing my new design, it being understood that the opposite side is substantially a mirror image thereof, except for the omission of the ladder and catwalk;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 5 is an enlarged rear elevational view thereof.

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Foreign Patent Documents
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  • Commercial Car Journal, 1/83, p. 87, Tank Trailer, top left side of page. Commercial Car Journal, 3/83, p. 81, Corrosive Liquid Trailer, top left side of page. Article from Railway Locomotives & Cars, May 1963, entitled "Glass-Resin Tank Cuts Car Weight".
Patent History
Patent number: D286030
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 30, 1983
Date of Patent: Oct 7, 1986
Inventor: Robert J. Short (Laguna Beach, CA)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Law Firm: Lyon & Lyon
Application Number: 6/567,639