Containment device, method and system
OwnerThomas Alan Denninginventor
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems, methods and devices for containing a substance within a region. In some embodiments, one or more hollow structures are positioned around the region and the structures are at least partly filled (e.g., through fill openings) with a weighting material. Some embodiments relate to a curved device comprising steps, such that a first cross-section of the device comprises a round shape and a second cross-section comprises a plurality of substantially linear segments. Some embodiments relate to a tank connection device comprising a sleeve extending through a curved device.
Claims34
A containment system for containing a substance, the system comprising:
- a plurality of tillable devices, each device comprising:
- a first at least partly open end;
- a second at least partly open end;
- a cavity between the first and second open ends;
- and
- at least one opening on a top surface of the device between the first and second ends;
- one or more covers configured to cover one or more of the at least one openings,
- wherein the tillable devices are arranged such that the first end of at least one of the devices is adjacent to the second end of another of the devices,
- wherein each device comprises a plurality of openings
- wherein at least one of the devices comprises a sleeve extending through the at least one device in a first direction, the first direction being non-parallel to a side of the device connection the first and second ends,
- wherein the sleeve has an exterior surface, and
- wherein at least part of the exterior surface of the sleeve is located inside the at least one of the devices;
- and
- a sealing component positioned inside the sleeve.
A method of making a containment structure, the method comprising:
- identifying a containment region;
- positioning a plurality of tillable devices around at least part of the perimeter of the region;
- and
- at least partly filling the plurality of tillable devices with a weighting substance,
- wherein each of the plurality of tillable devices comprises:
- a first at least partly open end;
- a second at least partly open end;
- a cavity between the first and second open ends;
- at least one opening on a surface between the first and second ends,
- wherein at least one of the devices comprises a sleeve extending through the at least one device in a first direction, the first direction being non-parallel to a side of the device connecting the first and second ends,
- wherein the sleeve has an exterior surface, and
- wherein at least part of the exterior surface of the sleeve is located inside the at least one of the devices;
- and
- inserting a fluid transportation unit through the sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.