Fluid containment apparatuses and wall supports for fluid containment apparatuses
AssigneeBasic Concepts, Inc.
InventorsTodd David Beak, Kurt William Johnson, Russell J. Guffee, Thomas M. Ricciuto, Michael David Horning, Craig J. Cochran, Ellen Yea-Yi Brown
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Abstract
A fluid containment apparatus with a floor and a side wall is provided. A wall support is included that supports the side wall and can be moved between a supporting position and a collapsed position. The side wall is movable from a containment position to a collapsed state to allow access for vehicles or other objects to the floor. The wall support and side wall are subsequently movable back to their containment and supporting positions.
Claims20
A fluid containment apparatus, comprising:
- a floor having an outer surface that extends to an outer perimeter;
- a side wall that extends upward from the outer perimeter of the floor to at least partially define a containment area for fluid, the side wall having an outer surface;
- a wall support that supports the side wall, the wall support comprising a first support arm having a pivot end and a laterally compressible first retention ear and a second support arm pivotally secured to the pivot end of the first support arm, the second support arm being pivotably moveable between a first position proximate to the first support arm to a second position where the second support arm is at an angle relative to the first support arm;
- a floor receptacle disposed on the outer surface of the floor and a side wall receptacle disposed on the outer surface of the side wall with the side wall receptacle being aligned with the floor receptacle;
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- the second support arm of the wall support insertable into the side wall receptacle and the first support arm of the wall support insertable into the floor receptacle with the first retention ear of the first support arm of the wall support holding the first support arm of the wall support within the floor receptacle.
A wall support for a liquid containment apparatus comprising:
- a first support arm comprising a pivot end and a first retention ear;
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- a second support arm pivotally secured to the pivot end of the first support arm, the second support arm being pivotably moveable between a first position proximate to the first support arm and a second position where the second support arm is at an angle greater than 0° relative to the first support arm;
- the pivot end comprising a base member that is secured to a body of the first support arm and the second support arm is hinged to the base member so that the second support arm pivots with respect to the base member, the base member defining a detent that holds the second support arm when the wall support is in the second position, and, when a sufficient amount of force is applied to the second support arm, the second support arm being forced out of the detent so as to pivot with respect to the base member towards the first support arm.
A wall support for a liquid containment apparatus comprising:
- a first support arm comprising a pivot end and a first retention ear;
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- a second support arm pivotally secured to the pivot end of the first support arm, the second support arm being pivotably moveable between a first position proximate to the first support arm and a second position where the second support arm is at an angle greater than 0° relative to the first support arm;
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- the first support arm comprising a central body extending outward from the pivot end, the central body having a first side edge and a second side edge with the first retention ear comprising a first laterally compressible retention ear cantilevered from the pivot end and extending outward along the first side edge of the central body, the first support arm further comprising a second laterally compressible retention ear cantilevered from the pivot end and extending outward along the second side edge of the central body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.