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US 8,944,275 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for installing a fluid storage tank
AssigneeContainment Solutions, Inc.
InventorsWilliam A. Schneider, Joseph R. Wiegand
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Abstract
In one aspect, a fluid storage apparatus includes a fluid storage tank having a longitudinal axis. The apparatus also includes a channel disposed on an outer surface of the fluid storage tank, the channel configured to receive an anchor strap used to secure the fluid storage tank to a ground surface of an underground installation site.
Claims16
A fluid storage apparatus comprising:
- a fluid storage tank having a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a channel disposed on an outer surface of the fluid storage tank, the channel configured to receive and guide an anchor strap between the channel and the outer surface of the fluid storage tank from a lateral side of the fluid storage tank to a second side of the fluid storage tank, wherein the anchor strap is used to secure the fluid storage tank to a ground surface of an underground installation site, wherein the channel comprises a member with a center portion configured to allow a tubular member to be positioned over the anchor strap along the longitudinal axis of the fluid storage tank.
A method for installation of a fluid storage apparatus in an underground installation site, the method comprising:
- providing a fluid storage tank including a longitudinal axis;
- placing the tank in the underground installation site;
- threading an anchor strap through a channel disposed on the outer surface of the tank between the channel and the outer surface of the fluid storage tank from a lateral side of the fluid storage tank to a second side of the fluid storage tank, wherein threading is done without an operator positioned on the fluid storage tank, wherein the channel comprises a member with a center portion configured to allow a tubular member to be positioned over the anchor strap along the longitudinal axis of the fluid storage tank;
- and
- securing the tank to the ground surface of the underground installation site.
2 more elements
A fluid storage apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a fluid storage tank;
- a plurality of ribs disposed about an outer surface of the fluid storage tank to provide structural support, the plurality of ribs being positioned in a substantially perpendicular direction to a longitudinal axis of the fluid storage tank;
- and
- a channel disposed on an outer surface of the fluid storage tank, the channel configured to receive and guide an anchor strap between the channel and the outer surface of the fluid storage tank from a lateral side of the fluid storage tank to a second side of the fluid storage tank, wherein the anchor strap is used to secure the fluid storage tank to a ground surface of an underground installation site, wherein the channel is configured to enable threading of the anchor strap through the channel and around the fluid storage tank without an operator being positioned on the fluid storage tank, wherein the channel comprises a member with a center portion configured to allow a tubular member to be positioned over the anchor strap along the longitudinal axis of the fluid storage tank.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.