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US 6,718,896 B2Granted
Fabric structure for a flexible fluid containment vessel
AssigneeAlbany International Corp.
InventorFrancis L. Davenport
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Abstract
A flexible fluid containment vessel or vessels for transporting and containing a large volume of fluid, particularly fresh water which is fabricated out of a fabric made out of a plurality of separately formed layers which are bound together.
Claims16
A flexible fluid containment vessel for the transportation of cargo comprising a fluid or fluidisable material, said vessel comprising:
- an elongated flexible tubular structure comprised of fabric having a plurality of separate layers formed independently and joined together wherein the fabric further comprises a plurality of reinforcement layers and said layers being joined together by being warp knitted or stitch bonded;
- means for rendering said tubular structure impervious;
- said tubular structure having a front end and a rear end;
- means for sealing said front end and said rear end;
- and
- means for filling and emptying said vessel of cargo.
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A method of forming a fabric for a tubular structure for a flexible fluid containment vessel for the transportation of cargo comprising a fluid or fluidisable material comprising the steps of:
- forming separately at least two layers of material;
- joining two layers of material together by warp knitting or stitch bonding;
- and
- forming said fabric into the tubular structure;
- and wherein the formed fabric comprises a plurality of reinforcement layers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.