Rotating ring tank attachment adapter and underground tank system
AssigneeStriem LLC
InventorsVincent Ismert, Gabe Ismert, Montgomery Joneslight, William Fordyce, Jacob Cole
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Abstract
A connection adapter for incorporating in a riser stack of an underground tank includes a first portion, a flange portion, and a pipe stub. The first portion has a bottom end and a top end opposite the bottom end. The bottom end has an outer diameter sized to fit within an accessway of the underground tank. The flange portion is connected to the top end of the first portion. The pipe stub is in fluid communication with the first portion and externally protrudes from the first portion. The pipe stub is integrally formed with the first portion and has an integrally formed distal end wall caps the pipe stub.
Claims16
A connection adapter for incorporating in a riser stack of an underground tank, the connection adapter comprising:
- a first portion having a bottom end and a top end opposite the bottom end, the bottom end having an outer diameter sized to fit within an accessway of the underground tank;
- a flange portion connected to the top end of the first portion;
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- one or more pipe stubs in fluid communication with the first portion and externally protruding from the first portion, the one or more pipe stubs being integrally formed with the first portion and having an integrally formed distal end wall that caps the one or more pipe stubs,
- wherein the flange portion has an inner diameter that is greater than an inner diameter of the first portion.
A tank system comprising:
- a first tank having a top end with an accessway neck extending from the top end and defining an accessway opening;
- a first connection adapter coupled to the accessway opening, the first connection adapter comprising:
- a cylindrical portion having a bottom end and a top end opposite the bottom end, the bottom end having an outer diameter sized to fit within the accessway opening of the first tank;
- a flange portion connected to the top end of the cylindrical portion;
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- one or more pipe stubs in fluid communication with the cylindrical portion and externally protruding from the cylindrical portion in a first direction, the one or more pipe stubs having a distal end that is capped;
- a second tank having a top end with an accessway neck extending from the top end and defining an accessway opening, the second tank operable to be in fluid communication with the first tank via piping;
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- a second connection adapter coupled to the accessway opening of the second tank, the second connection adapter comprising:
- a cylindrical portion having a bottom end and a top end opposite the bottom end, the bottom end having an outer diameter sized to fit within the accessway opening of the second tank;
- a flange portion connected to the top end of the cylindrical portion of the second connection adapter;
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- one or more pipe stubs in fluid communication with the cylindrical portion of the second connection adapter and externally protruding from the cylindrical portion of the second connection adapter, the one or more pipe stubs of the second connection adapter having a distal end that is capped,
- wherein the second connection adapter is oriented relative to the second tank so that the one or more pipe stubs of the second connection adapter extends in a second direction that is different than the first direction.
A method of installing one or more water reclamation tanks, the method comprising:
- positioning a first connection adapter in fluid communication with a first tank, wherein:
- the first tank has a top end with an accessway neck extending from the top end and defining an accessway opening, and
- the first connection adapter comprises:
- a cylindrical portion having a bottom end and a top end opposite the bottom end;
- a flange portion connected to the top end of the cylindrical portion;
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- one or more pipe stubs in fluid communication with the cylindrical portion and externally protruding from the cylindrical portion, the one or more pipe stubs having a distal end that is capped;
- positioning the first connection adapter so that the one or more pipe stubs thereof extends in a first direction;
- removing a portion of the distal end of the one or more pipe stubs;
- inserting piping into the one or more pipe stubs;
- positioning a second connection adapter in fluid communication with a second tank, wherein:
- the second tank has a top end with an accessway neck extending from the top end and defining an accessway opening, and
- the second connection adapter comprises:
- a cylindrical portion having a bottom end and a top end opposite the bottom end;
- a flange portion connected to the top end of the cylindrical portion;
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- one or more pipe stubs in fluid communication with the cylindrical portion and externally protruding from the cylindrical portion, the one or more pipe stubs having a distal end that is capped;
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- positioning the second connection adapter so that the one or more pipe stubs thereof extends in a second direction that is different than the first direction,
- wherein positioning the first connection adapter comprises placing the first connection adapter in a gasket coupled to the accessway neck of the first tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.