GB1343222A - Floating roof for a liquid storage tank - Google Patents

Floating roof for a liquid storage tank

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Publication number
GB1343222A
GB1343222A GB182172A GB182172A GB1343222A GB 1343222 A GB1343222 A GB 1343222A GB 182172 A GB182172 A GB 182172A GB 182172 A GB182172 A GB 182172A GB 1343222 A GB1343222 A GB 1343222A
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Prior art keywords
roof
buoys
pontoon
storage tank
liquid storage
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Expired
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GB182172A
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Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co
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Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/34—Large containers having floating covers, e.g. floating roofs or blankets
    • B65D88/36—Large containers having floating covers, e.g. floating roofs or blankets with relatively movable sections
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/34—Large containers having floating covers, e.g. floating roofs or blankets
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S220/00—Receptacles
    • Y10S220/901—Liquified gas content, cryogenic

Abstract

1343222 Floating roofs for liquid storage tanks PITTSBURGH-DES MOINES STEEL CO 14 Jan 1972 [13 April 1971] 1821/72 Heading E1T A floating roof for a liquid in a storage tank has a peripheral annular buoyant pontoon 4 and a plurality of spaced buoys 5 attached thereto in order to maintain the roof afloat and level in the event of a leak, the buoys 5 being disposed either on the upper surface of the roof or projecting slightly down through the roof, and the pontoon 4 having sealing means 15 engageable with the tank T. The buoys 5 may be hollow or filled with a foamed material. The pontoon 4 may be of circular (as shown) or trapezoidal cross-section, with reinforcements if desired (Figs. 6 and 7, not shown). For details of shape, dimensions and materials employed the specification should be referred to.
GB182172A 1971-04-13 1972-01-14 Floating roof for a liquid storage tank Expired GB1343222A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US13355771A 1971-04-13 1971-04-13

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GB1343222A true GB1343222A (en) 1974-01-10

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US (1) US3724704A (en)
JP (1) JPS52567B1 (en)
AU (1) AU461842B2 (en)
BR (1) BR7202023D0 (en)
CA (1) CA945486A (en)
DE (1) DE2213348C2 (en)
ES (1) ES399108A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2135952A5 (en)
GB (1) GB1343222A (en)
NL (1) NL7202452A (en)
ZA (1) ZA72199B (en)

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US3972444A (en) * 1975-04-10 1976-08-03 Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Company Floating roof having uniformly distributed buoyancy means
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AU3901672A (en) 1973-08-16
JPS52567B1 (en) 1977-01-08
ZA72199B (en) 1972-11-29
FR2135952A5 (en) 1972-12-22
CA945486A (en) 1974-04-16
DE2213348A1 (en) 1972-10-19
US3724704A (en) 1973-04-03
DE2213348C2 (en) 1983-05-05
AU461842B2 (en) 1975-05-14
ES399108A1 (en) 1975-06-01
NL7202452A (en) 1972-10-17
BR7202023D0 (en) 1973-05-24

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Date Code Title Description
PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PE20 Patent expired after termination of 20 years