Patent ID: 6161272
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: E04H,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of fabricating a tank for use on a motor vehicle comprising:forming a tank lid, a first side and a second side, a first end and a second end, and a floor, said floor having a hole formed therein of a size suitable for allowing a human body to extend therethrough;placing said lid on a support surface such that a surface of said lid faces downwardly;affixing said first and second sides and said first and second ends along and adjacent to a perimeter of said lid on an opposite surface of said lid;affixing said floor onto an edge of said first and second sides and said first and second ends opposite said lid;inverting said tank lid, said first and second sides, said first and second ends and said floor such that a surface of said floor faces downwardly; andaffixing a cover over said hole in said floor, said step of affixing a cover comprising:forming a cover having a surface of greater area than an area of said hole;inserting said cover through said hole;laying said cover flat across said hole; andwelding a seam between said cover and said hole in said floor.