Drop chute spill guard

Details Drop chute spill guard Drop chute spill guard

1997-04-10

1999-08-10

Walton, George L.

Fluid handling

With leakage or drip collecting

141 86, 220571, 222108, B65B 306, B67D 500

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059343125

ABSTRACT:
A drop chute spill guard contains spills in conjunction with a loading hose supplying fuel to an in-ground storage tank. The spill guard includes a flexible barrier sized to surround the sump, an absorption layer disposed covering the flexible barrier, and a sealing ring with a stiffener ring secured to the flexible barrier and having an outside diameter substantially corresponding to a diameter of the sump. An opening is disposed in the vicinity of the tank inlet and extends through the absorption layer, the flexible barrier, the sealing ring, and the stiffener ring for receiving the drop chute. The arrangement provides effective spill containment with a portable apparatus. The absorption layers are easily replaced in the event of contamination, and the sealing ring is provided with a stepped outside diameter to accommodate varying sump diameters.

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