Patent ID: 7712481

Claim:
A tank truck for collecting and transporting flowable material comprising: a tank configured to receive and store the flowable material; a retractable boom assembly mounted on the truck including an arrangement of telescoping sections; a retractable suction hose assembly connected to the tank and mounted on top of the retractable boom assembly, including an arrangement of telescoping tubes and a flexible hose, the hose having a first end connected to the last one of the tubes and a distal end opposite the first end; a drive assembly mounted within the retractable boom assembly and connected to the retractable hose assembly for extending and retracting the retractable boom and the hose assemblies; and a moveable support guide connected to one of the telescoping tubes and adapted to slide along at least one of the telescoping sections, wherein a length of the telescoping tubes expands as the moveable support guide moves along at least one of the telescoping sections.