Combination fluid collection container and drive-up service point in a traffic lane
OwnerDarrell P. Grinerinventor
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A combination fluid collection container and drive-up service point in a traffic lane. The fluid collection container for retention of leaked automobile fluids is thermally bonded to the traffic lane surface adjacent to a drive up service point. The shallow, rectangular basin is formed of a thermoplastic material which is impervious to automotive fuels and lubricants, and resistant to wear and degradation by the environment. The container is formed of multiple thermoplastic components which are assembled during installation on the traffic lane surface. These components include a base sheet which provides the bottom surface of the container, side walls, and end walls. The outer edges of the end walls may be tapered during installation to remove any abrupt discontinuities in the traffic lane surface. The leaked fluids are retained within the container until removed in compliance with local laws and codes.
A fluid collection container for use in combination with a drive-up service point, the fluid collection container and drive-up service point comprising, in combination:
A fluid collection container for use in vehicular fluid collection adjacent a drive-up service point, the fluid collection container comprising a thermoplastic material, the thermoplastic material comprising an ester modified resin and embedded glass beads, the fluid collection container being positioned on a traffic lane surface, the traffic lane surface being adjacent a drive-up service point, the drive-up service point comprising a substantially vertical service point interface, the fluid collection container for collecting vehicular fluids, the vehicular fluids emanating from a vehicle, the vehicle comprising an engine, a transmission, a front track width, and a rear track width, the vehicle being parked adjacent the drive-up service point, the engine and the transmission being in superior relation to the fluid collection container, the fluid collection container comprising a substantially planar rectangular bottom sheet, a substantially planar first side wall, a substantially planar second side wall, a substantially planar first end wall, and a substantially planar second end wall, the bottom sheet comprising an upper side, a lower side, a bottom sheet thickness, a bottom sheet length, a bottom sheet width, a peripheral edge, a geometric center, a longitudinal axis, and a transverse axis, the lower side being opposed to the upper side, the bottom sheet thickness being intermediate the upper side and lower side, the longitudinal axis lying in the plane of the bottom sheet parallel to the bottom sheet length, the transverse axis lying in the plane of the bottom sheet parallel to the bottom sheet width and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the lower side being bonded to the traffic lane surface, the first side wall and the second side wall each comprising side wall strips, the side wall strips each comprising a rectangular strip cross section, a side wall strip length, a side wall strip width, a side wall strip thickness, a side wall strip inside edge, and a side wall strip outside edge, the side wall strip lengths corresponding to the bottom sheet length, the side wall strip widths corresponding to the bottom sheet width, the side wall strip outside edges being separated from the side wall strip inside edges by the side wall strip thickness, the first end wall and the second end wall each comprising end wall strips, the end wall strips each comprising a trapezoidal cross section, an end wall length, an end wall width, an end wall thickness, an end wall inside edge, and an end wall outside edge, the end wall length corresponding to the bottom sheet width, the end wall outside edge being separated from the end wall inside edge by the end wall width, the first and second side walls being positioned about the bottom sheet, the side wall inside edges overlying portions of the bottom sheet peripheral edge corresponding to the bottom sheet length, the side wall outside edges extending outwardly, the first and second end walls being positioned about the bottom sheet, the end wall inside edges overlying portions of the bottom sheet peripheral edge corresponding to the bottom sheet width, the end wall outside edges extending outwardly, the side wall inside edges and the end wall inside edges being bonded to the bottom sheet to form the fluid collection container, the fluid collection container being impervious to vehicular fluids.
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