Sealed Interconnected Mat System for Spill Containment

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• A containment system for protecting an environment from discharge of a fluid or a solid material, the system comprising:
• a mat comprising an upper compression surface and a lower tension surface, said mat capable of bearing a load placed on said upper compression surface;
• a core comprising a plurality of cells, the upper and lower surfaces being disposed about said core so as to form one or more panels;
• a plurality of interconnected channels;
• and
• said one or more panels being in contact with said interconnected channels, and functioning independently of other panels in the containment system such that motion in one panel does not cause motion in other panels;
• wherein load on said upper compression surface is distributed through the containment system.

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• A containment system for protecting an environment from discharge of a fluid or a solid material, the system comprising:
• a mat comprising an upper compression surface and a lower tension surface, said mat capable of bearing a load placed on said upper compression surface;
• a core comprising a plurality of cells, said core being disposed intermediate to said upper and lower surfaces so as to form one or more panels;
• a plurality of interconnected channels;
• and
• said one or more panels being m secure contact with said interconnected channels;
• wherein said one or more panels and said plurality of interconnected channels form a seal about the containment system.

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• A containment system for protecting an environment from discharge of a fluid or a solid material, the system comprising:
• a mat capable of bearing a load comprising an upper compression surface and a lower tension surface;
• a matrix comprising a plurality of cells, said matrix being disposed intermediate to said upper and lower surfaces so as to form one or more panels;
• a plurality of interconnected channels comprising a frame;
• said one or more panels being linked by said plurality of interconnected channels;
• a plurality of frames, each of said frames being formed about said one or more panels and being independent of other frames such that motion in one frame does not cause motion in other frames;
• and
• wherein said one or more panels and said plurality of interconnected channels form a leak resistant seal about the containment system.

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• A containment system for protecting an environment from discharge of a fluid or a solid material, the system comprising:
• a mat capable of bearing a load comprising an upper compression surface and a lower tension surface;
• a matrix comprising a plurality of cells, said matrix being disposed intermediate to said upper and lower surfaces;
• a plurality of interconnected channels;
• and
• one or more seal elements disposed on at least one surface of the interconnected channels, the matrix or the upper and lower surfaces;
• wherein said interconnected channels and seal elements form a plurality of seals about the containment system.

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• A containment system for protecting an environment from discharge of a fluid or a solid material, the system comprising:
• a mat comprising an upper compression surface and a lower tension surface, said mat being capable of bearing a load placed on said upper compression surface;
• a core comprising a plurality of cells, the upper and lower surfaces being disposed about said core so as to form a panel;
• a plurality of interconnected channels;
• at least one surface of said panel being in contact with said plurality of interconnected channels;
• and
• a wall disposed along an edge of the upper surface of the mat.

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• A containment system comprising:
• a mat comprising an upper compression surface and a lower tension surface, said mat being capable of bearing a load placed on said upper compression surface;
• a core comprising a plurality of cells, the upper compression surface and the lower tension surface being disposed about said core so as to form one or more panels;
• a frame comprising
• a first plurality of interlocking channels adjacent to the core, the upper compression surface being disposed above said first interlocking channels and the lower tension surface being disposed below said first interlocking channels;
• a second plurality of interlocking channels adjacent to the core, said second plurality of interlocking channels having spaces formed therein such that the first and second interlocking channels are connectable with one another;
• and
• a surface of at least one panel being in contact with the frame and the core, the frame being supportive of load distribution across the mat.