Hoover Materials Handling Group, Inc.

Scott T Meints

Michael Dean Hartley

A tank container for bulk storage of liquid materials is provided with with remote operated valves. The tank container comprises a storage vessel for bulk storage of liquid materials and having a height of about eight feet. The storage vessel includes an outlet valve proximate a bottom of the vessel, a fill valve at a top of the vessel, and a vent valve at the top of the vessel. A parallelepiped frame surrounds and is secured to the storage vessel for stacking and transporting of the tank container. A fill line includes an outlet connected to the fill valve and extending downwardly within the frame and an inlet proximate the bottom of the frame. A fill valve actuator is mounted proximate the bottom of the storage vessel mechanically linked with the fill valve for operating the fill valve remote from the top of the storage vessel. A vent valve actuator is mounted proximate the bottom of the storage vessel mechanically linked with the vent valve for operating the vent valve remote from the top of the storage vessel.

Remote operated valves for ISO containers

An intermediate bulk container (IBC) for storing and offloading materials comprises a portable tank including a bottom wall having a bottom discharge outlet. A discharge assembly comprises a sweep elbow and an outlet valve. The sweep elbow has an inlet connected to the discharge outlet and an outlet connected to the outlet valve. A bottom interior surface of the sweep elbow proximate the sweep elbow outlet is substantially even with a valve opening inside the outlet valve.

Bulk container sweep elbow

A bulk container for storing materials comprises a tank having a peripheral side wall connected to a generally rectangular top wall. A lifting lug is secured to the tank at each corner of the top wall. Each lifting lug comprises a generally L-shaped metal plate having first and second legs. A corner sling adapter is mounted at each lifting lug. Each corner sling adapter includes a stiffener plate having a base connected to upturn sides and a padeye comprising a planar body with a through opening. The padeye planar body is secured to and extends upwardly from the base. Each corner sling adapter is fastened to one of the corner lifting lugs whereby the padeye planar body at each corner of the top wall is substantially in-line with the padeye planar body at an opposite corner of the top wall.

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Katy, TX, United States of America

Scott T Meints