Patent ID: 7730903
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: B28C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An on-board auxiliary split tank system for supplying makeup water and chemical additives to a transit concrete mixing vehicle comprising: (a) a generally cylindrical main water tank designed for generally horizontal deployment defining a water compartment and having a shaped external recess therein; (b) an additive tank configured to nest in said recess of said main water tank and defining an additive chamber and which, when nested in said recess, generally completes said cylindrical shape; (c) wherein said water tank and said additive tank are formed from a non-metallic material comprising a polymeric component; (d) wherein said water tank and said additive tank include integral external liquid level indicators; (e) a mounting system for attaching said split tank system to a transit concrete mixing vehicle chassis; and (f) wherein said tanks are retained together by high strength polymeric straps, and wherein said mounting system includes said straps.