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US 6,308,728 B1Granted
Spill containment system and method
OwnerDouglas Frazierinventor
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Abstract
A spill containment system and method that contain leaks and spills from devices including but not limited to batteries. The system neutralizes and absorbs leaks and spills to prevent the leaks and spills from spreading. The system not only detects leaks, but also indicates whether a leak has occurred. The system can communicate with personnel or devices to raise an alarm or cause corrective measures to occur.
Claims32
A spill containment system for containing a hazardous spilled substance from a battery, the spill containment system comprising:
- a rack of a plurality of containment rail systems, each containment rail system defining an area for housing at least one battery;
- a flexible liner placed within the area defined by cach of the plurality of containment rail systems to make each containment rail system resistant to damage from spilled substance;
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- a material placed within the area of the containment rail system, the material absorbing and chemically neutralizing the spilled substance from the battery so that the hazardous nature of the spilled substance to humans or material structures is reduced.
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A method for containing a hazardous spilled substance from a battery, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of containment rails;
- building a containment system by connecting the plurality of containment rails to form an area of containment on a floor, the area of containment being adapted for housing at least one battery, the containment system having walls rising vertically from the floor;
- stacking a plurality of containment systems on top of one another to form a rack of containment systems;
- providing a flexible insert within the area of containment of each of the plurality of containment systems, the flexible insert being resistant to damage from the spilled substance and making the containment system resistant to damage from the spilled substance;
- providing a material that is capable of absorbing and chemically neutralizing the spilled substance from the battery so that the hazardous nature of the spilled substance to humans or material structures is reduced;
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- placing the material within the area of containment of each of the plurality of containment systems.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.