Receptacles – Vehicle mountable tank
Patent
1998-04-30
1999-08-17
Castellano, Stephen
Receptacles
Vehicle mountable tank
B65D 9002
Patent
active
059380659
ABSTRACT:
A portable liquid storage tank includes two elongate side walls, two end walls, a floor, and a roof, which are secured together to create a liquid-tight enclosure. The side walls are each preferably formed from a unitary piece of sheet material which is bent into three substantially planar sections which are angled at obtuse angles relative to adjacent sections. The tank thereby has a substantially octagonal shape. The floor is preferably sloped in a shallow V downward away from the side walls to assist drainage toward a drain. Each sidewall preferably includes at least one wedge-shaped brace located along the length of the sidewall and contoured to fit substantially flushly against the three planar sections of the sidewall. A plurality of support beams are secured transversely across the top of the side walls to provide additional structural stability for the roof. Several relatively large entryways are also provided in the tank and doors are provided thereto. The shape of the side walls provides the tank with high strength without the use of complex internal bracing which could hinder the ability of workers to traverse and clean the interior of the tank. The relatively large doorways permits relatively easy passage into and out of the interior of the tank.
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Brochure from Baker Tanks for storage systems, 22 pp.
Brochure from V.E. Enterprises on mobile storage tanks, 9 pp., copyright 1992.
De Vivo Mario
Rosati Tonino
Tucciarone Mariano
Castellano Stephen
Ecological Technologies, Inc.
Gallagher Thomas A.
Gordon David P.
Jacobson David S.
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