Portable heating oil dispensing apparatus and delivery method

摘要

Apparatus for dispensing home heating oil comprises a skid carrying a tank having just under 119 gallons capacity, a pump, a weights and measures-approved flow meter subsystem, and preferably a battery power supply. The apparatus weighs less than 1500 pounds when the tank is full of heating oil and is transported on the bed of an un-placarded light duty truck, driven by a driver having an ordinary driver's license. In a method of supplying home heating oil to a customer, a dealer uses the foregoing apparatus in combination with using a conventional large local-delivery heating oil tank truck having 1,000 gallons or more tank capacity, and bearing hazardous material placards.

主权项

1. A home heating oil delivery apparatus comprising:
(a) a tank having a capacity of about 119 gallons, for containing heating oil; (b) a pump having a flow rate of about 2-29 gallons per minute, in fluid communication with the tank, for drawing heating oil from the tank and flowing it to and through a meter subsystem; (c) a meter subsystem meeting NTEP certification requirements in fluid communication with the pump, for measuring the quantity of heating oil pumped at a rate of 2 to 29 gallons per minute from the tank and through a dispensing conduit by the pump; (d) an air and vapor eliminator, interconnected between the pump and the meter subsystem; (e) a dispensing conduit in fluid communication with the meter subsystem, for flowing oil received from the meter subsystem to a container adapted for receiving an oil delivery; (f) a power supply for powering the pump; and, (g) a skid; wherein the elements (a) through (f) are mounted on said skid.