Patent ID: 8668167

Claim:
A system for transport of liquids, comprising: a reservoir for storing liquids, the reservoir having an interior portion and an exterior portion; and a liquid jettison subsystem coupled between the interior portion and the exterior portion of the reservoir to selectably expel liquid from the reservoir, the liquid jettison subsystem including: a first jettison valve opening formed in the reservoir; a first lid selectably closing off the first jettison valve opening; a first biasing member to urge the first lid away from the first jettison valve opening; a first solenoid to retain the first lid in the first jettison valve opening when unactuated and to release the first lid when actuated, and a jettison linkage coupled to the first solenoid, the jettison linkage being operable to selectably actuate the first solenoid, the first lid being urged away from the first jettison valve opening by the first biasing member when the first solenoid is actuated by the jettison linkage.