Elevated storage tank
AssigneesTindall Corporation, Chicago Bridge & Iron Company
InventorsBryant A. Zavitz, James B. Tysse, William J. Czaska, Steven R. Brock
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Abstract
An elevated water storage tank comprises a reservoir supported by a pedestal with a concrete bell portion supporting a cylindrical shaft section that is no more than one quarter the width of the reservoir. The bell portion has a polygonal cross-section with sloping sides and is constructed of a series of upstanding segments having relatively long lower edges, relatively short upper edges, and converging side edges. The cylindrical shaft section is situated on top of the bell portion with the reservoir situated atop the cylindrical shaft. The cylindrical shaft formed of a plurality of sections extending from the bell portion to the reservoir.
Claims46
An elevated water tank comprising:
- a concrete pedestal with a bell portion having a generally polygonal cross-section and a cylindrical shaft section connected to the top of the bell portion;
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- a reservoir atop the shaft section.
An elevator tank comprising:
- a pedestal with a bell portion and a cylindrical shaft section adjacent to the top of the bell portion, the bell portion having a generally polygonal cross-section;
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- a reservoir atop the shaft section.
An elevated water tank comprising:
- a pedestal with both a bell portion having a generally polygonal cross-section and an elongated concrete shaft section having a relatively narrow minimum width;
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- a reservoir atop the pedestal, the reservoir having a width that is at least about four times greater than the minimum width of the pedestal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.