Cover system with tethering
AssigneeColorado Lining International, Inc.
InventorAndre Alan Harvey
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Abstract
In accordance with one implementation, a floating cover system includes a plurality of cover-tethering mounts mounted along the periphery of a holding tank. Each of the cover-tethering mounts includes a guide portion insertable through a cover-holding element that it attached along a periphery of a holding tank cover. When secured to the plurality of cover-tethering mounts, the holding tank cover can rise and fall within the holding tank responsive to volumetric changes in the liquid and/or gas contained in the holding tank.
Claims20
Apparatus comprising:
- a mounting piece that secures to a sidewall of a holding tank;
- a mast element extending above an interior of a holding tank and having a first end attached to the mounting piece;
- a guide element attached to a second opposite end of the mast element, the guide element separated from the sidewall and extending into the interior of the holding tank.
A system comprising:
- a mounting piece that mounts to a sidewall of a holding tank;
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- a guide element with a first end securable to the mounting piece and a second opposite end that extends into the holding tank;
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- a reinforced holding element attached to a tank cover and slideably coupled to the guide element between the first end and the second opposite end.
A method comprising:
- securing a cover-tether mount to a sidewall of a holding tank, the cover-tether mount including a guide element separated from the sidewall and extending into an interior of the holding tank;
- coupling a cover-holding element of a holding tank cover to the guide element, the cover-holding element proximal to an outer perimeter of the holding tank cover and configured to freely slide along a longitudinal axis of the guide element responsive to changes to a volume stored within the holding tank.
The method of claim 15, wherein the ballast prevents the cover-holding element from sliding off of the guide element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.