Patent ID: 9248736
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: B60K,B60P,B60Y,B66F,F02M

Claim Text:
1. An assembly for modifying an industrial vehicle to include an alternate fuel supply used to facilitate the powering of the vehicle, wherein the improvement comprises: an industrial vehicle comprising a mine haul dump truck, said industrial vehicle including a containment area and an operator area disposed on said vehicle including an operator cab having an exterior wall; said containment area including at least one panel overlying operative components of the industrial vehicle a mounting assembly mounted in said containment area, said mounting assembly including a base and a housing, said housing supported on said base; at least one fuel tank defining a containment structure for the alternate fuel supply, said at least one fuel tank at least partially enclosed within said housing; a connecting assembly movably connecting said housing to said containment area, said connecting assembly including at least one hinge structure facilitating selective disposition of at least said housing between a first orientation and a second orientation; said mounting assembly positioned to dispose said at least one fuel tank in overhanging relation to said at least one panel when said housing is disposed in said first orientation; said second orientation at least partially defined by said housing disposed in a substantially upright orientation, relative to said first orientation.