Patent ID: 8231316
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: B65D,B67D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cargo rack comprising: a) a frame having a front, a rear, and upper and lower end portions; b) a plurality of fluid load modules that are supported with the frame during use; c) the lower end portion having a perimeter beam base with a floor providing multiple load holding positions, each configured to hold a separate one of the fluid load modules; d) the frame including a plurality of side walls that attach to and extend upwardly from the perimeter beam base and including at least left and right side walls, the frame having four corners with a corner column at each corner; e) a plurality of gates that are movably mounted to the frame, including a pair of gates at the front and a pair of gates at the rear of the frame, each gate being movably between open and closed; f) a header under the floor having a plurality of branch flow lines that each connect with another branch flow line at a connecting position spaced inwardly of the perimeter and a common discharge, each branch flow line being positioned to form a fluid conveying connection with a fluid tank; and g) a discharge fitting on each tank that is connectable with a branch flow line.