GB1449962A - Floating roof - Google Patents

Floating roof

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Publication number
GB1449962A
GB1449962A GB406874A GB406874A GB1449962A GB 1449962 A GB1449962 A GB 1449962A GB 406874 A GB406874 A GB 406874A GB 406874 A GB406874 A GB 406874A GB 1449962 A GB1449962 A GB 1449962A
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Prior art keywords
framework
floating roof
horizontal tubes
floating
supporting
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Expired
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GB406874A
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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)
  • Tents Or Canopies (AREA)

Abstract

1449962 Tanks with floating roofs BRITISH PETROLEUM CO Ltd 29 Jan 1974 [6 Feb 1973] 04068/74 Heading E1T In a floating roof having a framework supporting a sealing screen 28, the framework comprises a grid made up from upper and lower horizontal tubes 1, 1a, 2, 2a, integrated with one another by further horizontal tubes such as 6 which are disposed at an angle thereto and integrally connected to a peripheral rim 11 having sealing contact with the tank as by means of a seal 20, 24, 25. The framework is re-inforced by stringers such as 12..15, tie rods 30, 31 and is provided with supporting legs 9, 27 sliding in guides 26. Rain water is discharged through an articulated tube 32 terminating in a pipe 33.
GB406874A 1973-02-06 1974-01-29 Floating roof Expired GB1449962A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR7304147A FR2216815A5 (en) 1973-02-06 1973-02-06

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GB1449962A true GB1449962A (en) 1976-09-15

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GB406874A Expired GB1449962A (en) 1973-02-06 1974-01-29 Floating roof

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US (1) US3915332A (en)
JP (1) JPS49111422A (en)
BE (1) BE810678A (en)
DE (1) DE2405410A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2216815A5 (en)
GB (1) GB1449962A (en)
IT (1) IT1008801B (en)
NL (1) NL7401262A (en)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2152996A (en) * 1984-01-14 1985-08-14 Motherwell Bridge Fabricators Floating roofs

Families Citing this family (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4067476A (en) * 1976-01-09 1978-01-10 Luigi Strozzi Automatic sealing device for containers of volatile or perishable liquids
NL9000684A (en) * 1990-03-22 1991-10-16 Alexander Faber Pieter Hugo Al FLOATING TANK ROOF OF PLASTIC MATERIAL.
US5305905A (en) * 1993-03-08 1994-04-26 Amerada Hess Corporation Vapor tight floating roof support leg for liquid storage tank
US5533640A (en) * 1993-05-14 1996-07-09 Hmt, Inc. Floating roof
US11548725B2 (en) 2013-03-15 2023-01-10 Industrial & Environmental Concepts, Inc. Cover systems, tank covering methods, and pipe retention systems
CA3049774C (en) 2018-07-19 2022-03-08 Reg Macleod Light footing shoring of a floating roof inside a tank during tank inspection and maintenance

Family Cites Families (6)

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US1777560A (en) * 1927-02-23 1930-10-07 Chicago Bridge & Iron Co Floating deck
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
US2806625A (en) * 1955-06-06 1957-09-17 John H Wiggins Double deck floating roof
GB1060941A (en) * 1965-01-06 1967-03-08 Greengate & Irwell Rubber Comp Improvements in floating covers for liquid storage tanks
US3374918A (en) * 1966-01-25 1968-03-26 Olin Mathieson Floating deck for storage tank

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2152996A (en) * 1984-01-14 1985-08-14 Motherwell Bridge Fabricators Floating roofs

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DE2405410A1 (en) 1974-08-08
US3915332A (en) 1975-10-28
IT1008801B (en) 1976-11-30
NL7401262A (en) 1974-08-08
BE810678A (en) 1974-08-06
FR2216815A5 (en) 1974-08-30
JPS49111422A (en) 1974-10-23

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee