US1768186A - Combined portable gasoline tank and pump - Google Patents

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' June 24, 1930. l m, VNUK 1,758,186

COMBINED PORTABLE GASOLINE TANK AND PUMP Original Filed Aug. 13, 1928 Patented June 24, 1930 FRANK J. VNUK, OF CLARKSOII, NEBRASKA.

COMBINED PORTABLE GASOLINE TANK AND PUMP Application filed August 13, 1928, Serial No. 299,362. Renewed February 27, 1930.-

My invention relates to portable gasoline containers and tanks and its primary object is the provision of such a device which will be particularly useful in traction plowing and in similar places requiring a considerable quantity of liquid fuel in a portable container and having a pump for conveniently withdrawing the liquidvfrom the container.

Another of my objects is the provision of a carriage for the container, the carriage beingof such a form and nature that the entire device may be drawn about easily by horses or a tractor or any other kind of draft means.

Another of my objects is the provision of a 35 pump having a casing which may be locked so as to prevent unauthorized access to the pump and particularly to the liquid in the container.

Still another of my objects is the provision 20 of a pump having two outlets so that either the one or the other may be used at the convenience of the operator and for the particular purpose for which the pump is to be used.

Having in view these objects and others 25 which will be pointed out in the following description, I will now refer to the drawings, in

which The figure is an illustration showing the tank with parts broken away, the carriagefor the tank, the pump, and the pump housing.

The tank 10 is the container for the liquid and it is preferably in the form of a steel drum such as those extensively used at present for storing and transporting gasoline and other fuel and lubricating oils. This drum is provided with an opening for introducing the liquid into the drum and the opening has a closure 11 for preventing loss of gasoline or other liquid from the drum by evaporation or otherwise. This closure is provided with means for looking it in closed position so as to prevent unauthorized access to the contents of the drum.

The pump includes a cylinder 12 having a lifting pump piston positioned therein. The cylinder is clamped between two plates 13 as shown in the figure and it is provided at its lower extremity with a strainer 14. Projecting upwardly from the top plate 13 is a pipe 15 which affords a passageway to the cylinder 12. The piston rod 16 extends upwardly from the piston and it is provided at its upper end with a rack 17, the rack 17 cooperating with a pinion on the shaft 18 the movement of which is controlled through the crank handle 19. The passageway in the pipe 15 is branched so as to form two separate outlets 20 and 21 for the liquid fuel. The pipe 20 has a valve 22 and a section of flexible tubing 23 for conveniently directing the flow of the gasoline. The pipe 21 has a faucet 2% so that the contents may be withdrawn from the container into a pail or the like. Since only one of the outlets is to be used at a time, it is necessary to shut OK the other passageway through its valve so as to direct the entire flow through the desired passageway. I

The mounting and casing for the pump includes a base 25 having a curved bottom surface so as to fit the contour of the tank 10. This base is firmly secured to the wall of the tank. The pipe 15 is secured at its upper extremity in the lower portion of the base 25 and the branching of the passageway occurs within the base. The pipes 20 and 21 are each secured by means of screw threads into the base 25., Also secured to the base 25 is the central portion 26 of the housing. This portion extends upwardly a sufficient distance to cover all of the external working parts of the pump when the pump cylinder is in its lowermost position. The portion 26 also has secured thereto a. web which carries the support 27 for the bearing of the shaft 18.

Two doors 28 and 29 are hingedly connected to the portion 26 of the housing. The door. 28 closes upon the handle member 19 in a manner, such that the handle 19 may be actuated only after first opening the door 28. The door 29 is provided with a notch for receiving the hose 23 so that the hose may project into the casing in the manner shown in the drawing. The notch in the door 29 is too small to permit the nozzle to be withdrawn through the aperture when the door is closed. Both doors are provided with hasps which engage the same ring on the portion 26 of the casing so that both doors may be simultaneously locked or unlocked with a single padlock.

A feature of prime importance is the carriage at 30. This includes a pair of skids having apertures at the forward ends for connecting any desired draft means thereto. The skids are braced heavily by means of cleats and cross braces and the container 10 is secured so that it is seated in arcuate notches in the cross braces. The container is further secured to the carriage 30 by means of straps 31 passing over the container and secured at their ends to the carriage.

The device as above described is useful wherever considerable quantities of gasoline or other liquid fuel are required to be used. It is particularly useful in farming operations requiring a tractor or a portable gasoline engine. The need'for the device on the farm arises not only during traction plowing but also when the gasoline engine is to be used for grinding feed, shelling corn, filling the silo, and other similar operations. The device is very portable so that it does not require much effort to transport itto any desired place on the farm. The container 10, which is preferably a steel drum of the most convenient capacity, may be filled whenever empty by the driver of an oil truck. The gas tank of the tractor may be filled by the use of the pump and the doors may then be closed and locked to prevent others from removing the liquid from the containerlO. When leaving the tank for the night the doors 28 and 29 are again locked and the casing then protects the device not only against thieves but also against the elements.

It is my object to dispose of these tanks through filling stations and oil men who may sell them or lease them to farmers and others requiring quantities of gasoline for their operations. In order to make the most effective use of them in this manner the closure for the filler. opening may be provided with a standardized lock for which the oil man has the only key so that no access can be obtained to the tank through the filler opening except by the one man who is authorized to fill the tank. This not only protects the contents of the tank against theft but it also protects the oil men against competitors, especially when the tank has been leased at a nominal rental.

While the main object of the tank is the storage and easy transportation of gasoline, it is evident that it is equally useful in connection with a number of other liquids where kerosene, distillate, or other fuel oils are used as liquid fuels for internal combustion or other motors. The tank may be effectively used in appropriate sizes for lubricating and other oils and where large quantities of water are used as in threshing with steam engines or for filling the radiators of gasoline engines. The device as described is very effective since it has a carriage whereby the liquid may be easily transported and it has a pump whereby the liquid is easily removed from the container and conducted to the tank or other receptacle requiring frequent refilling with the liquid. I

Having thus described my invention in such full, clear, and eXact terms that its construction and operation will be readily understood by others skilled in the art to which it pertains, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

A portable liquid dispenser including a container having a U-shaped strap secured thereto at its extremities, a liquid conductor communicating with the interior of said container and projecting out through said strap, manually operable means within said U- shaped strap for forcing the liquid from said container through said conductor, and a pair of closures hingedly secured to the opposite sides of said strap whereby the interior portion of said strap may be entirely enclosed to prevent access to said manually operable means, one of said closures being provided with a notch for embracing said conductor with said nozzle positioned against the inner side of said closure whereby access to said nozzle may be had only by first opening said closure.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

FRANK J. VNUK.

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