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US 2022/0097957 A1Published application
Secondary containment
AssigneeAllied Steel
InventorPatrick Southworth
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Abstract
This patent pertains to secondary containment systems. One implementation includes a support assembly that includes an elongate post member and a stabilization plate. In one instance, a stabilization plate is mounted on the elongate post member to reduce movement of the elongate post member when the stabilization plate is embedded in the ground. Another implementation includes a panel splice assembly including reinforcing members that secure overlapping, corrugated panels.
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A support assembly comprising:
- an elongate post member having first and second major surfaces that are generally parallel;
- a first stabilization plate secured against the first major surface proximate a first end of the elongate post member, the first stabilization plate being generally planar and extending generally parallel to the first major surface;
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- a second stabilization plate secured against the second major surface at a location that is farther from the first end than the first stabilization plate, but is closer to the first end of the elongate post member than a second opposite end of the elongate post member, wherein the second stabilization plate includes:
- a first generally planar portion extending generally parallel to the second major surface, a top edge of the first generally planar portion positioned against the elongate post member and the top edge orthogonal to the elongate post member, the top edge being furthest from the first end of the elongate post member, and
- a second generally planar portion that extends from the top edge of the first generally planar portion, is orthogonal to the first generally planar portion, and extends from the second major surface past the first major surface.
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A support assembly comprising:
- an elongate post member with an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion configured to be embedded in the ground;
- an upper stabilization plate including:
- a generally vertical portion secured against a first side of the elongate post member, the first side facing a first direction such that an upper edge of the generally vertical portion is configured to be proximate a surface of the ground and an upper edge of the lower portion, wherein the generally vertical portion is configured to reduce movement of the elongate post member in the first direction when the lower portion is embedded in the ground, and
- a generally horizontal portion extending from the upper edge of the generally vertical portion in a second opposite direction such that the generally horizontal portion is configured to be flush with the surface of the ground when the lower portion is embedded in the ground;
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- a lower stabilization plate secured against a second side of the elongate post member, the second side facing the second opposite direction, the lower stabilization plate secured proximate a bottom end of the elongate post member and configured to reduce movement of the elongate post member toward the second opposite direction when the lower portion is embedded in the ground.
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A reinforcing assembly comprising:
- a pair of elongate reinforcing members, an individual elongate reinforcing member including at least one inwardly facing surface having a corrugation pattern that defines a wave shape, an axis of the wave shape running parallel to a long axis of the individual elongate reinforcing member,
- wherein the wave shape of the at least one inwardly facing surface of a first individual elongate reinforcing member of the pair interlocks with the wave shape of the at least one inwardly facing surface of a second individual elongate reinforcing member of the pair when the at least one inwardly facing surface of the first individual elongate reinforcing member is placed facing the at least one inwardly facing surface of the second individual elongate reinforcing member.
A panel splice assembly comprising:
- first and second overlapping barrier panels, the barrier panels having a corrugation pattern, the corrugation pattern approximating a sinusoidal curve;
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- elongate reinforcing members configured to be positioned as a pair on opposing sides of the first and second overlapping barrier panels and secured together, the elongate reinforcing members including inwardly facing surfaces configured to match the corrugation pattern of the first and second overlapping barrier panels.
A secondary containment system comprising:
- a barrier structure including multiple overlapping panels, individual panels having a corrugation pattern;
- multiple support assemblies, individual support assemblies including:
- a lower stabilization plate mounted proximate to a bottom end of a first side of an elongate post member facing an interior of the secondary containment system, and
- an upper stabilization plate mounted on a second opposite side of the elongate post member in a lower portion of the elongate post member,
- wherein the lower portion of the multiple support assemblies are configured to be embedded in the ground such that a top edge of a generally vertical portion of the upper stabilization plate is flush with the ground;
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- multiple pairs of reinforcing members, individual reinforcing members of the multiple pairs positioned on opposing sides of overlap areas of the multiple overlapping panels and secured together, the individual reinforcing members including inwardly facing corrugated surfaces that match the corrugation pattern of the individual panels,
- wherein the individual panels are secured against the individual support assemblies on an interior side of the secondary containment system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.