Patent ID: 8430263

Claim:
A tank assembly comprising: a tank having at least one wall, the at least one wall having an external surface; a first support block coupled to the external surface of the at least one wall, the first support block having at least one first socket; a support structure at least partially adjacent to the external surface of the at least one wall; a second support block coupled to the support structure, the second support block having at least one second socket; a link member having a first end received by the at least one first socket, the first end being configured to rotationally move in the first socket relative to the at least one wall, the link member having a second end received by the at least one second socket, the second end being configured to rotationally move in the second socket relative to the support structure; a first plate coupled to the the first support block, the first plate having a first rectangular hole aligned with the first socket, the first end of the link member extending through the first rectangular hole into the at least one first socket, the first plate being configured to retain the first end of the link member within the first support block and to allow the link member to rotationally move in a first plane substantially aligned with a first length of the first rectangular hole; and a second plate coupled to the second support block, the second plate having a second rectangular hole, the second end of the link member extending through the second rectangular hole into the at least one second socket, the second plate being configured to retain the second end of the link member within the at least one second socket and to allow the link member to rotationally move in a second plane substantially aligned with a second length of the second rectangular hole.