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US 4,361,232 AGranted
Protective container
OwnerJohn H. Olmstedinventor
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Abstract
A transportable container for hazardous bulk materials which minimizes the risks of accidental spillage, comprising a closed, transportable weatherproof structure, formed by a solid walled pan and an overlapped protective cover, positioned on a pallet and surrounding two or more separate sealed containers of said material.
Claims6
The combination of a transportable container and a plurality of primary storage containers disposed therein and each having a generally cylindrical configuration defined by a side wall and a pair of opposite ends, said storage containers being constructed and arranged for containing environmentally hazardous materials,
- said transportable container including a solid pan having a base for supporting one end of each of said storage containers and a side wall extending upwardly from said base, the volume of said pan as defined by said base and said side wall being at least twice that of any one of said storage containers,
- the horizontal cross-sectional configuration of said pan being different from that of said storage containers whereby gaps will exist between the sides of said pan and said storage containers to permit the collection of said environmentally hazardous material in said pan should the same leak from said containers,
- a removable cover receivable on said pan and above the other ends of said containers, said cover having a depending side portion for overlapping the upwardly extending wall of said pan,
- said cover being supported by resting on said storage containers,
- said pan and cover being constructed of sheet metal.
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