US2970716A - Floating roof for oil storage reservoir - Google Patents

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US2970716A
US2970716A US783516A US78351658A US2970716A US 2970716 A US2970716 A US 2970716A US 783516 A US783516 A US 783516A US 78351658 A US78351658 A US 78351658A US 2970716 A US2970716 A US 2970716A
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    • 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
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Feb. 7 1961 G. A. M CAMMON FLOATNG ROOF FOR oL STORAGE RESERVOIR Fed Dec 29, 1958 7 Sheetssheet 2 Georqe A. Mccommon Invenfor Feb. 7 1961 G. A. M CAMMON FLOATING ROOF FOR oL STORAGE RESERVOIR Geor9e A. Mccommon Invenfor Feb. 7, 1961 G A. MCAMMON FLOATING ROOF FOR oL STORAGE RESERVOIR 7 sheetssheet 4 F11ed Dec. 29 1958 Georqe A. Mccommon Invenfor Feb. 7, 1961 G. A. M CAMMON FLOATING ROOF' FOR OL STORAGE RESERVOIR 2' An apparatus as dened in claim 1 in which the loyver croSS-Sectional contour of the pontoon eements of Said Side 0ating n1en1bers are at least paftially arcuate.
3. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 in Which bellow Sealing sheets are )0vided between the underside 6 0f each deck and the exteTor vall of the invvardly adjacent pontoon Tel11ber.
4. A Toof il1 accordance with the c0mbination of l,734,6z3 claim 1 in Which the Said central section comprises a l,903,29l plurality of initially discrete buoyant pontoon Inenlbers 10 2 844,l69 joil]ed to fOTII1 a single oating structure j. A T00f as denned in claim l i1 Which said side section includes at least one nOnbuOyant plate nlember having hinged attach[nent to Said reserv0ir vvall Surfacesl UNITED STATES PATENTS (...rin Nov 1929 Grimn Apr. 4 1933 Skinner Iuly 22, 1958
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Cited By (12)

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US3079030A (en) * 1959-12-31 1963-02-26 Chicago Bridge & Iron Co Floating cover for sloped wall reservoir
US3313443A (en) * 1964-06-26 1967-04-11 Globe Linings Inc Floating cover for a liquid storage reservoir
US3330118A (en) * 1964-01-22 1967-07-11 Service Nat Dit Gaz De France Sunken tank with floating cover for liquid gas storage
US3592009A (en) * 1968-05-16 1971-07-13 Shell Oil Co Liquid storage pit with floating cover
US3736754A (en) * 1970-04-14 1973-06-05 Co Fra Des Petroles Reservoirs for the storage of liquids especially volatile liquids
US3943721A (en) * 1973-07-20 1976-03-16 Campagnie Francaise Des Petroles, Societe Anonyme Reservoir for storing hydrocarbon liquids and process for fabricating the same
US3991900A (en) * 1975-10-01 1976-11-16 Burke Industries, Inc. Reservoir cover and canalizing means
USRE30146E (en) * 1964-06-26 1979-11-13 Howard D. Webb Floating cover for a liquid storage reservoir
US4971217A (en) * 1989-05-12 1990-11-20 Robertson William L Tensioned floatation cover with slip ring connection
US5704509A (en) * 1995-05-08 1998-01-06 Allentech, Inc. Full contact floating roof
US8221030B1 (en) 2009-07-02 2012-07-17 Versaflex, Inc. Cover for a liquid reservoir
US11548725B2 (en) 2013-03-15 2023-01-10 Industrial & Environmental Concepts, Inc. Cover systems, tank covering methods, and pipe retention systems

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US1734623A (en) * 1927-09-27 1929-11-05 Cons Steel Corp Floating deck for reservoirs
US1903291A (en) * 1927-02-23 1933-04-04 Chicago Bridge & Iron Co Floating deck
US2844169A (en) * 1953-11-19 1958-07-22 Hewitt Robins Inc Hose ballasting means

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US1903291A (en) * 1927-02-23 1933-04-04 Chicago Bridge & Iron Co Floating deck
US1734623A (en) * 1927-09-27 1929-11-05 Cons Steel Corp Floating deck for reservoirs
US2844169A (en) * 1953-11-19 1958-07-22 Hewitt Robins Inc Hose ballasting means

Cited By (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3079030A (en) * 1959-12-31 1963-02-26 Chicago Bridge & Iron Co Floating cover for sloped wall reservoir
US3330118A (en) * 1964-01-22 1967-07-11 Service Nat Dit Gaz De France Sunken tank with floating cover for liquid gas storage
USRE30146E (en) * 1964-06-26 1979-11-13 Howard D. Webb Floating cover for a liquid storage reservoir
US3313443A (en) * 1964-06-26 1967-04-11 Globe Linings Inc Floating cover for a liquid storage reservoir
US3592009A (en) * 1968-05-16 1971-07-13 Shell Oil Co Liquid storage pit with floating cover
US3736754A (en) * 1970-04-14 1973-06-05 Co Fra Des Petroles Reservoirs for the storage of liquids especially volatile liquids
US3943721A (en) * 1973-07-20 1976-03-16 Campagnie Francaise Des Petroles, Societe Anonyme Reservoir for storing hydrocarbon liquids and process for fabricating the same
US3991900A (en) * 1975-10-01 1976-11-16 Burke Industries, Inc. Reservoir cover and canalizing means
US4971217A (en) * 1989-05-12 1990-11-20 Robertson William L Tensioned floatation cover with slip ring connection
US5704509A (en) * 1995-05-08 1998-01-06 Allentech, Inc. Full contact floating roof
US8221030B1 (en) 2009-07-02 2012-07-17 Versaflex, Inc. Cover for a liquid reservoir
US8936412B1 (en) 2009-07-02 2015-01-20 Versaflex, Inc. Cover for a liquid reservoir
US11548725B2 (en) 2013-03-15 2023-01-10 Industrial & Environmental Concepts, Inc. Cover systems, tank covering methods, and pipe retention systems

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