Patent ID: 8662422

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a chassis; a storage and dispensing apparatus, the storage and dispensing apparatus disposed upon the chassis, the storage and dispensing apparatus including a hopper for storing material, a conveyor assembly for selectively transporting material from the hopper, at least a portion of the conveyor assembly disposed within the hopper, a unitized liquid containment vessel for storing liquid, and a liquid dispensing system for selectively dispensing liquid from the liquid containment vessel; wherein the storage and dispensing apparatus includes front and rear ends, first and second side walls, first and second common walls, a bottom, and an intermediate base, the front and rear ends, the first and second common wails, and the intermediate base defining the hopper, the front and rear ends, the first and second side walls, the first and second common walls, the bottom, and the intermediate base defining the unitized liquid containment vessel, the liquid containment vessel including first and second side sections disposed between the first side wall and the first common wall and the second side wall and the second common wall, respectively, and a connecting section disposed between the first and second side sections, the connecting section disposed between the bottom and the intermediate base, the first and second side sections and the connecting section being fluidly connected together over a predetermined length extending between the front and rear ends.