Receptacles – Closures – Floating closure
Patent
1978-12-26
1979-11-13
Marcus, Stephen
Receptacles
Closures
Floating closure
417212, B65D 8718
Patent
active
RE0301469
ABSTRACT:
A floating cover for a liquid storage reservoir to prevent contamination of the stored liquid. The cover includes a continuous sheet of flexible material overlying the liquid and attached to the upper periphery of the reservoir, the area of the sheet being greater than the area encompassed by the upper periphery of the reservoir. The cover further includes floats in the central portion to float it higher than the peripheral portion whereby the excess material in the peripheral portion forms a depending rainwater collection sump.
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Dial Howard S.
Habegger Henry L.
Kays William B.
Lockhart Arthur M.
Marcus Stephen
Webb Howard D.
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