Receptacles – Closures – Floating closure
Patent
1993-05-04
1994-12-13
Shoap, Allan N.
Receptacles
Closures
Floating closure
220221, 220226, B65D 8846
Patent
active
053722701
ABSTRACT:
A shoe seal for effecting a vapor barrier between a lightweight internal floating roof and a tank wall of a tank includes a plurality of shoe sections; a plurality of hanger brackets connected to perimeter sections of the lightweight internal floating roof; a plurality of braces connected to corresponding hanger brackets and the floating roof for supporting the hanger brackets; a plurality of pivoting support arms pivotally connected to corresponding hanger brackets and to corresponding upper portions of the shoe sections; a plurality of biasing members connected to the internal floating roof and to lower portions of the shoe sections; and a vapor barrier fabric connected between the shoe sections and the floating roof.
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Allentech, Inc.
Caretto Vanessa
Shoap Allan N.
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