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US 11,993,417 B1Granted
Multi-piece plastic tank having an integrated connection means and a method for implementing same
AssigneeAdvanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
InventorPaul R. Holbrook
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Abstract
A multi-piece plastic tank is provided and includes a tank top section, wherein the tank top section defines a tank top opening surrounded by a top flange that extends along the length of the top flange, a tank bottom section having, wherein the tank bottom section defines a tank bottom opening surrounded by a bottom flange that extends along the length of the bottom flange, wherein the top flange and bottom flange are configured to be connected to form the multi-piece plastic tank.
Claims22
A multi-piece plastic tank assembly, comprising:
- a tank top section having tank top side walls and tank top end walls defining a tank top cavity, wherein the tank top section defines a tank top opening that is surrounded by a top opening edge and communicates with the tank top cavity, and wherein the top opening edge includes a top flange that extends along the length of the top opening edge and defines a top flange mounting interface cavity;
- a tank bottom section having tank bottom side walls and tank bottom end walls defining a tank bottom cavity, wherein the tank bottom section defines a tank bottom opening that is surrounded by a bottom opening edge and communicates with the tank bottom cavity, and wherein the bottom opening edge includes a bottom flange that extends along the length of the bottom opening edge and defines a bottom flange mounting structure;
- a top flange jig interface structure extending from the top flange of the top opening edge;
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- a bottom flange jig interface structure extending from the bottom flange of the bottom opening edge,
- wherein the tank top section and the tank bottom section are configured to be connected at the top opening edge and bottom opening edge to form a multi-piece plastic tank such that the tank top cavity is adjacent to the tank bottom cavity to form a tank interior cavity, and
- wherein the top flange jig interface structure and the bottom flange jig interface structure are configured to interact with a jig article to compress the tank top section onto the tank bottom section such that the bottom flange mounting structure is securely contained within the top flange mounting interface cavity.
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A multi-piece plastic tank, comprising:
- a tank top section having tank top side walls and tank top end walls defining a tank top cavity, wherein the tank top section defines a tank top opening that is surrounded by a top opening edge and communicates with the tank top cavity, and wherein the top opening edge includes a top flange that extends along the length of the top opening edge and defines a top flange mounting interface cavity;
- a tank bottom section having tank bottom side walls and tank bottom end walls defining a tank bottom cavity, wherein the tank bottom section defines a tank bottom opening that is surrounded by a bottom opening edge and communicates with the tank bottom cavity, and wherein the bottom opening edge includes a bottom flange that extends along the length of the bottom opening edge and defines a bottom flange mounting structure;
- a top flange jig interface structure extending from the top flange of the top opening edge;
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- a bottom flange jig interface structure extending from the bottom flange of the bottom opening edge,
- wherein the top opening edge of the tank top section and the bottom opening edge of the tank bottom section are connected to form the multi-piece plastic tank such that the tank top cavity is adjacent to the tank bottom cavity to form a tank interior cavity, and
- wherein the top flange jig interface structure and the bottom flange jig interface structure are configured to interact with a jig article to compress the bottom flange mounting structure into the top flange mounting interface cavity.
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