Patent ID: 9533569
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B60J,B60K,B60Y,B62D,B65F

Claim:
1. A tailgate for a refuse vehicle comprising: a frame having an arcuate portion, the frame extending between a top terminal end of the tailgate and a bottom terminal end of the tailgate; a plurality of compressed natural gas tanks coupled with the frame, the plurality of compressed natural gas tanks are positioned onto the frame from the top of the frame to the bottom of the frame such that the plurality of compressed natural gas tanks are aligned one after the other in a single file pattern so that the single file pattern of the plurality of compressed natural gas tanks define an arcuate line along the frame from the top of the tailgate to the bottom of the tailgate and the plurality of tanks extend from the top of the tailgate to the bottom of the tailgate; and a cover covering the frame.