Mat for the collection of liquid
AssigneeA/S Roulunds Fabriker
InventorLars B. Rasmussen
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Abstract
A mat of a liquid-tight, flexible material is provided for the collection of fluid used to treat objects pulled onto the mat. In particular, the mat is used for the collection of deicing fluid during deicing of an aircraft. The mat comprises at least one discharge opening. The mat includes wires for stiffening the mat in the direction of travel on it. The mat may advantageously be formed with grooves for directing the treatment fluid to at least one discharge opening. For use in connection with large mats composed of mutually parallel webs there is provided a fixture for mutual fastening of the webs and sealing of the joint between the webs.
Claims4
A mat for collecting deicing fluid during deicing of an aircraft rolled in a predetermined longitudinal direction of travel onto the mat comprising:
- a bottom section made from a liquid-tight, flexible material, said bottom section including a pair of longitudinally extending edges that are spaced in a transverse direction of said mat;
- an upper section made from a liquid-tight, flexible material, said upper section being formed with a plurality of grooves for drainage of deicing fluid, said grooves being longitudinally spaced and extending transversely across said mat, at least some of said grooves defining discharge outlets that open at said longitudinally extending edges;
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- means for stiffening and preventing the mat from bulging, said means for stiffening and preventing bulging including a plurality of longitudinally extending, transversely spaced and substantially parallel steel wires embedded in said bottom section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.