Patent ID: 9068334
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: B60R,E03F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for emptying a storage tank of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a platform coupled to a base by a tilting unit, the base rotatably coupled to a surface within a recess of the vehicle; a reel coupled to and supported on the platform, the tilting unit operable to change an angle between the platform on which the reel is supported and the base to thereby change a distance between a center of the reel and a part of the vehicle on which the base is mounted, to facilitate angular pivoting of the reel relative to the vehicle; and a self-supporting chain mounted on the reel, the self-supporting chain comprising a channel receiving a fluid-receiving conduit, a first end of the self-supporting chain coupled to the reel and the self-supporting chain being unwindable from the reel to move a second end of the self-supporting chain from a retracted position to an extended position, the self-supporting chain being maintained in a generally linear position when in the extended position, the self-supporting chain for moving an outlet of the fluid-receiving conduit into communication with an inlet of a collection unit prior to opening a valve of the storage tank; wherein the apparatus is sized to be received in a recess of the vehicle when the self-supporting chain is in the retracted position.