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US 6,648,008 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for wash water containment and disposal
OwnerKerrigan McGrew Priceinventor
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Abstract
A portable wash water containment apparatus having a flat ground cover portion surrounded by an integral berm formed from the ground cover material, said berm defines the area of the apparatus in which contaminated are contained. Dual ramp assemblies are provided to allow ingress and egress from the containment mat without damaging the berm or ground cover portions. A pump system is included to provide oil/water separation before discharging waste water into a sewer system. The containment mat may also be equipped with electrical heating elements to facilitate use in extreme cold temperatures.
Claims15
A wash water containment apparatus, comprising:
- a ground cover portion having an upper surface and surrounded on its perimeter by a berm, said berm defining a waste water containment area;
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- a vehicle ingress-egress ramp assembly comprising at least one exterior ramp having a channel, at least one interior ramp having a channel, and an inverted U-shaped bridge having arms which insert into said channels to form a bridge between said interior and exterior ramps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.