US 12,070,999 B2
Portable fuel tank assembly and portable fuel tank support
Trevor R. Haney, Jenison, MI (US); Kevin T. Downey, Rockford, MI (US); Kyle A. Walters, Kalamazoo, MI (US); and Christopher C. Bostwick, Rockford, MI (US)
Assigned to Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed by Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/667,126.
Prior Publication US 2023/0249542 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. B60K 15/03 (2006.01); F16L 37/32 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 15/03 (2013.01) [F16L 37/32 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03453 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable fuel tank assembly comprising:
a portable fuel tank configured to hold fuel; and
a stationary support configured to be connected to a supporting surface and configured to hold the fuel tank stationary with respect to the supporting surface;
wherein the fuel tank comprises a first quick connector configured for fluid communication with the fuel in the fuel tank;
wherein the stationary support comprises a second quick connector configured to mate and provide fluid communication with the first quick connector; and
wherein the fuel tank and the stationary support are configured such that the fuel tank is secured in the stationary support by placing a side of the fuel tank on the stationary support and pivoting only the fuel tank with respect to the stationary support to rest an end of the fuel tank on the stationary support thereby simultaneously mating the first quick connector to the second quick connector to provide for fluid communication between the second quick connector and the fuel in the fuel tank.