Drop chute spill guard
AssigneeSpillguard Development LLC
InventorsDavid C. Bellenger, Danny Lee Smith
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Abstract
A drop chute spill guard contains spills in conjunction with a loading hose supplying fuel to an in-ground storage tank. The spill guard includes a flexible barrier sized to surround the sump and a sealing ring having an outside diameter substantially corresponding to a diameter of the sump. An opening is disposed in the vicinity of the tank inlet and extends through the barrier and the sealing ring for receiving the drop chute.
Claims10
A drop chute spill guard for containing spills in conjunction with a loading hose supplying fuel to an in-ground storage tank via a drop chute communicating through a sump, the drop chute spill guard comprising:
- a flexible barrier sized to surround the sump and extendible underneath at least a portion of the loading hose;
- a sealing ring secured to said flexible barrier and having an outside diameter substantially corresponding to a diameter of the sump to thereby form a seal, wherein an opening disposed in the vicinity of a tank inlet extends through said flexible barrier and said sealing ring for receiving the drop chute, wherein said barrier and said sealing ring allow for containing spilled or leaked fuel from the loading hose.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.