GB1398581A - Floating roof for a tank - Google Patents

Floating roof for a tank

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Publication number
GB1398581A
GB1398581A GB4328372A GB4328372A GB1398581A GB 1398581 A GB1398581 A GB 1398581A GB 4328372 A GB4328372 A GB 4328372A GB 4328372 A GB4328372 A GB 4328372A GB 1398581 A GB1398581 A GB 1398581A
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Prior art keywords
cover
hub
cables
rims
rim
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GB4328372A
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BP PLC
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BP PLC
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Classifications

    • 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

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)
  • Tires In General (AREA)

Abstract

1398581 Tanks with floating roofs BRITISH PETROLEUM CO Ltd 19 Sept 1972 [20 Sept 1971] 43283/72 Heading EIT A floating roof for a large capacity storage tank comprises a central hub 1, at least one floating rim 6 disposed concentrically thereof, tensioning cables interconnecting the rims to the hub and a cover 17 supported by the hub and the rims. Each rim is provided with stabilizing means 6b and the cables are connected to the rim by pulleys. The cover 17 may consist of trapezoidal elements joined to-gether and have storm water discharge means 16. The tank may be semi-buried and provided with a cover of double skin construction to form therebetween a pressurisable enclosure. The cover may be of plastics material and equipped with an access ladder, vent holes, heating means and suction valves as necessary. The cables may be encased in polyvinyl chloride and the rims filled with polyurethane foam. For numerous minor details concerning materials, connections, accessories, orientation of cables, seals, hub &c the Specification and remaining drawings (not shown), should be referred to.
GB4328372A 1971-09-20 1972-09-19 Floating roof for a tank Expired GB1398581A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR7133779A FR2153675A1 (en) 1971-09-20 1971-09-20

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GB1398581A true GB1398581A (en) 1975-06-25

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US (1) US3885699A (en)
JP (1) JPS4838515A (en)
BE (1) BE789051A (en)
DE (1) DE2245837A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2153675A1 (en)
GB (1) GB1398581A (en)
IT (1) IT984634B (en)
NL (1) NL7212718A (en)

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2944589A1 (en) * 1979-11-05 1981-05-07 Heinrich Ing.(grad.) 6052 Mühlheim Imhof Floating cover for tank contg. refinery prods. - has resilient sheet supported by inner and outer frames connected by cables
JPS63229216A (en) * 1987-03-13 1988-09-26 Shibaura Eng Works Co Ltd Beveling device
EP0519124A1 (en) * 1991-06-21 1992-12-23 Hendrik Willem Schelfhorst Roof for a silo or the like
US11548725B2 (en) 2013-03-15 2023-01-10 Industrial & Environmental Concepts, Inc. Cover systems, tank covering methods, and pipe retention systems
US10364132B2 (en) * 2016-12-21 2019-07-30 Matrix Service Company Pipe lifting and orienting apparatus and method
DE202021106665U1 (en) * 2021-12-07 2021-12-22 Huesker Synthetic Gmbh Support structure for an emission protection roof

Family Cites Families (12)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1121057A (en) * 1913-09-16 1914-12-15 Oswin W Willcox Storage-tank.
US1267434A (en) * 1917-10-19 1918-05-28 William Macpherson Oil-tank.
US1520991A (en) * 1922-11-09 1924-12-30 John H Wiggins Floating deck or roof for liquid storage tanks
US1994478A (en) * 1923-04-16 1935-03-19 Madge Kueffer Supporting means for floating decks
US2072798A (en) * 1932-07-30 1937-03-02 Hewitt Rubber Corp Sealing means for floating roofs for tanks
US2281748A (en) * 1938-10-31 1942-05-05 Phillips Petroleum Co Equipment for storing volatile liquids
US2282773A (en) * 1939-04-01 1942-05-12 John H Wiggins Seal for floating roofs
US2282772A (en) * 1939-04-15 1942-05-12 John H Wiggins Pontoon type floating roof for liquid storage tanks
US2586856A (en) * 1945-10-16 1952-02-26 Chicago Bridge & Iron Co Double-deck floating roof
US2606684A (en) * 1948-12-06 1952-08-12 John H Wiggins Floating tank roof
US2968420A (en) * 1957-06-13 1961-01-17 Chicago Bridge & Iron Co Fabric type seal for floating roof tank
US3116850A (en) * 1962-04-12 1964-01-07 Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Tube seal for floating roof storage tank

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BE789051A (en) 1973-03-20
FR2153675A1 (en) 1973-05-04
DE2245837A1 (en) 1973-03-29
NL7212718A (en) 1973-03-22
US3885699A (en) 1975-05-27
IT984634B (en) 1974-11-20
JPS4838515A (en) 1973-06-06

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PLNP Patent lapsed through nonpayment of renewal fees