US3885699A - Floating roof - Google Patents

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US3885699A
US3885699A US290761A US29076172A US3885699A US 3885699 A US3885699 A US 3885699A US 290761 A US290761 A US 290761A US 29076172 A US29076172 A US 29076172A US 3885699 A US3885699 A US 3885699A
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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

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  • FIG. 9 is a cross-section in elevation of a storage tank similar to that of FIG. I equipped with another embodiment of a floating roof having a double sealing sheet.
  • the upper part 31, which ends in a cylindrical support 31a of the joint 26, is of a left-hand shape which ends in a circle in its upper part and a polygon in its lower part 32.
  • a floating roof according to claim 1 in which the tensioning cables are arranged so that the rotational forces applied to adjacent elements of the rim are in opposition.

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US20190337774A1 (en) * 2016-12-21 2019-11-07 Matrix Service Company Pipe lifting and orienting apparatus and method
US11548725B2 (en) 2013-03-15 2023-01-10 Industrial & Environmental Concepts, Inc. Cover systems, tank covering methods, and pipe retention systems
EP4193823A1 (de) * 2021-12-07 2023-06-14 Huesker Synthetic GmbH Trägerkonstruktion für ein emissionsschutzdach

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DE2944589A1 (de) * 1979-11-05 1981-05-07 Heinrich Ing.(grad.) 6052 Mühlheim Imhof Schwimmende abdeckung fuer fluessige gueter
JPS63229216A (ja) * 1987-03-13 1988-09-26 Shibaura Eng Works Co Ltd 開先加工装置
EP0519124A1 (en) * 1991-06-21 1992-12-23 Hendrik Willem Schelfhorst Roof for a silo or the like

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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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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

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US11548725B2 (en) 2013-03-15 2023-01-10 Industrial & Environmental Concepts, Inc. Cover systems, tank covering methods, and pipe retention systems
US20190337774A1 (en) * 2016-12-21 2019-11-07 Matrix Service Company Pipe lifting and orienting apparatus and method
US10899588B2 (en) * 2016-12-21 2021-01-26 Matrix Service Company Pipe lifting and orienting apparatus and method
EP4193823A1 (de) * 2021-12-07 2023-06-14 Huesker Synthetic GmbH Trägerkonstruktion für ein emissionsschutzdach

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DE2245837A1 (de) 1973-03-29
NL7212718A (xx) 1973-03-22
GB1398581A (en) 1975-06-25
IT984634B (it) 1974-11-20
JPS4838515A (xx) 1973-06-06

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