GB2446264A - Encased intercommunicating storage tanks - Google Patents

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GB2446264A
GB2446264A GB0801056A GB0801056A GB2446264A GB 2446264 A GB2446264 A GB 2446264A GB 0801056 A GB0801056 A GB 0801056A GB 0801056 A GB0801056 A GB 0801056A GB 2446264 A GB2446264 A GB 2446264A
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John Barrie Fidler
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POLYTANK Ltd
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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
    • B65D11/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material
    • B65D11/02—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material of curved cross-section
    • 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
    • B65D11/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material
    • B65D11/02—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material of curved cross-section
    • B65D11/06—Drums or barrels
    • 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
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0233—Nestable containers
    • 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
    • B65D88/02—Large containers rigid
    • 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
    • B65D88/02—Large containers rigid
    • B65D88/022—Large containers rigid in multiple arrangement, e.g. stackable, nestable, connected or joined together side-by-side
    • 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
    • B65D88/02—Large containers rigid
    • B65D88/06—Large containers rigid cylindrical
    • B65D88/08—Large containers rigid cylindrical with a vertical axis
    • 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
    • B65D90/00—Component parts, details or accessories for large containers
    • B65D90/22—Safety features
    • B65D90/24—Spillage-retaining means, e.g. recovery ponds

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Abstract

A storage tank comprises an inner storage tank 12 surrounded by an outer housing 4, and a lid 6 engaging with the outer housing so as to totally enclose the inner tank. The inner tank preferably includes a pair of side by side cylindrical tanks 14, 16 that have mutually parallel axes and communicate with one another through one or more connection ports or pipes 18, 20 formed integrally with the tanks. The inner tanks may further include a plurality of holes or apertures 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 formed in upstanding bosses 32, 34 located on the top of the tanks. Housing, inner tank and lid are preferably composed of a synthetic plastic material, with the shape of the housing and the lid closely matching that of the inner tanks. The lid 6 may also incorporate one or more movable covers 8, 10 so as to facilitate access to the inner tanks.

Description

STORAGE TANKS
This invention relates to storage tanks, and more particularly, but not exclusively to oil storage tanks.
Present day oil storage tanks suffer a number of disadvantages, such disadvantages, inter alia, being and their shape and size, and their lack of strength, and the present invention seeks to obviate the above and other disadvantages, by providing an mproved form of storage tank.
According to the present invention there is provided a storage tank comprising an inner storage tank and an outer bund or housing surrounding said inner tank, and a lid or cover engaging with said outer bund or housing so as to totally enclose said inner tank.
Said inner tank will preferably comprise a pair of tanks located in side-by-side relationship, the interiors of said tanks communicating one with the other through the intermediary of one or more connection ports or pipes formed integrally with said tanks. The axes of said two tanks will preferably be mutually parallel.
The inner storage tanks are preferably cylindrical, and the bundor outer housing and the lid or cover are shaped to closely match the overall shape of the inner tanks.
The lid or cover preferably incorporates one or more movable covers through access to the inner storage tanks and their interiors may be had.
The inner storage tanks, the outer bund or housing, and the lid or cover are preferably composed of a synthetic plastics material.
In order that the invention may be more readily understood, an embodiment thereof will now be described, by way of example only, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure us a perspective view of a storage tank in accordance with the invention; Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the tank of Figure 1; and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the inner storage tank.
Referring to the drawings, and firstly to Figure 1, there is shown a storage tank indicated generally by reference numeral 2 and shown in Figure 1 is an outer bund or housing 4 and a lid or cover 6, the lid or cover 6 having raisable covers 8 and 10, the purpose of which will be explained hereinafter.
Locatable in the outer bund or housing 4 is an inner tank 12-referring now to Figures 2 and 3 -the inner tank 12 comprising side-by-side storage tanks 14 and 16 which are connected together by connection ports or pipes 18 and 20 which are formed integrally with the tanks 14 and 16 and through which the interiors of the tanks 14 and 16 are in communication one with the other.
Located in the tops of the storage tanks 14 and 16 are a number of holes or apertures, these being marked 22,24,26,28, and 30, such holes or apertures being formed in upstanding bosses 32 and 34 on the tops of the storage tanks 14 and 16. The hole or aperture 24 is used for filling the tanks 14 and 16, the hole or aperture 30 is used for drawing oil or other liquid from the tanks, whilst the hole or aperture 22 constitutes an access hole to the interiors of the tanks. An air outlet is indicated at 26, whilst the hole or aperture 28 contains a measuring device for ascertaining the quantity of oil or other liquid in the tanks.
It will be seen from Figures 1 and 2, that the shapes of the bund or housing 4 and lid or cover 6 closely resemble the shape of the composite inner storage tank 12, and this shaping gives added strength to the storage tank as a whole. In addition, the connection ports or pipes also give added sirength to the storage tank, a feature which is absent from known storage tanks, The inner storage tank 14, the outer bund or housing 4, and the lid or cover 6 are formed of a synthetic plastics material and will be formed by a suitable moulding process.
Whilst the outer bund or housing 4 provides a means of enclosing the inner tanks 14 and 16, it also serves the purpose of containing any overflow or spillage from said inner tanks.
Thus the invention provides a storage tank primarily, but not exclusively, for oil which is strong in construction, aesthetically pleasing, and which includes the facility of preventing spilages or leakages fouling and/or damaging surrounding locations in which the tank is situated.

Claims (10)

  1. CLAIMS: 1. A storage tank comprising an inner storage tank and an outer
    bund or housing surrounding said inner tank, and a lid or cover engaging with said outer bund or housing so as to totally enclose said inner tank.
  2. 2. A storage tank according to Claim 1, wherein said inner tank compiises a pair of tanks located in side-by-side relationship.
  3. 3. A storage tank according to Claim 2, wherein the interiors of said tanks communicate one with the other through the intermediary of one or more connection ports or pipes formed integrally with said tanks.
  4. 4. A storage tank according to Claim 2 or Claim 3, wherein the axes of said tanks are mutually parallel.
  5. 5. A storage tank according to any of Claims 2 to 4, wherein said inner storage tanks are cylindrical.
  6. 6. A storage tank according to Claim 5, wherein the outer bund or housing and the lid or cover are shaped to closely match the overall shape of the inner tank.
  7. 7. A storage tank according to any of Claims 2 to 6, wherein said lid or cover incorporates one or more movable covers so as to facilitate access to the inner storage tanks and the interiors thereof.
  8. 8. A storage tank according to any of Claims 2 to 7, wherein said inner tanks have a plurality of holes or apertures in the tops thereof, said holes or apertures being formed in upstanding bosses on the tops of said inner tanks.
  9. 9. A storage tank according to any of Claims Ito 7, wherein the inner tank, the outer bund or housing, and the lid or cover are composed of a synthetic plastics material.
  10. 10. A storage tank substantially as herein described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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JPH07291281A (en) * 1994-04-25 1995-11-07 Kamaya Kagaku Kogyo Co Ltd Refill of liquid
WO1996023721A1 (en) * 1995-02-02 1996-08-08 Thiokol Corporation Composite conformable pressure vessel
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