Patent ID: 9689532
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: F17C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A reconfigurable and scalable fluid distribution system comprising: a compression unit comprising an inlet for receiving fluid from a fluid source, a compressor for compressing the fluid, and an outlet through which the compressed fluid exits the compression unit; a storage unit comprising an inlet for receiving compressed fluid, a storage tank for storing the compressed fluid, and an outlet through which the compressed fluid exits the storage unit; and a control unit comprising an inlet for receiving compressed fluid, an outlet through which the compressed fluid exits to a dispensing hose, and a controller for communicating with the compression unit and the storage unit, wherein the compression unit, the storage unit and the control unit are configured to be in fluid, electronic and electrical communication with one another and are configured to be coupled together in a stacked relationship, each in abutting relation to the next and are configured to allow additional compression, storage and/or control units to be coupled in abutting relationship to an existing stack of coupled units, and wherein each of the compression unit, the storage unit and the control unit further comprise a housing, wherein the housing comprises a frame and sheathing, and wherein the sheathing comprises apertures arranged in a pattern such that, when one unit is coupled to another unit in a stacked, abutting relationship, the apertures of one unit align with the apertures of the other unit.