Patent ID: 7896188

Claim:
A tank assembly comprising: a tank having at least one wall; a support structure at least partially adjacent to the at least one wall; a link member coupling the tank to the support structure, the link member configured to accommodate relative movement between at least a portion of the tank and the support structure, the link member having a first end coupled to the at least one wall via a first support block and configured to rotationally move relative to the at least one wall and a second end coupled to the support structure via a second support block and configured to rotationally move relative to the support structure; a first plate with a first hole extending through the first plate, the link member passing through the first hole into a first opening in the first support block, wherein the first plate is coupled to the first support block and configured to retain the first end of the link member within the first opening in the first support block; and a second plate with a second hole extending through the first plate, the link member passing through the second hole into a second opening in the second support block, wherein the second plate is coupled to the second support block and configured to retain the second end of the link member within the second opening in the second support block.