Patent ID: 7663461

Claim:
A modular tank apparatus comprising: a first tank having a transformer core and coil therein, said first tank having a volume filled with oil in which said transformer core and coil are immersed in the oil, said first tank having a pair of lateral walls; a front plate affixed to said first tank, said front plate having a width greater than a width of said first tank between said pair of lateral walls; a second tank having low-tension elements therein, said second tank having a volume filled with oil in which the low-tension elements are immersed in the oil, said volume of said first tank being greater than said volume of said second tank, said second tank being affixed to one of said pair of lateral walls and to a portion of said front plate extending beyond said one of said pair of lateral walls; a pair of cabinet walls fixedly connected to said front plate; left and right cabinet front doors vertically hingedly connected to said pair of cabinet walls; a base having a peripheral channel, said peripheral channel receiving a portion of said pair of cabinet walls therein and receiving a portion of said left and right cabinet front doors therein; and a sliding cover having a pair of sections, one of said pair of sections forming a cover over said first tank and said second tank, another of said pair of sections forming a cover over said left and right cabinet doors and said pair of cabinet walls.