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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1987
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce C Peters, Midland, MI (US);
M Dale Mayes, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Richard M Gross, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Stanley R Pearson, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D / ; F23J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
222591 ; 266 45 ; 266236 ; 48DI / ; 1101 / ; 110266 ;
Abstract
A vessel having a floor which includes a tap outlet through which liquid contents in the vessel can be drained. The tap outlet features a shallow aperture circumscribed by first and second drip lines. The second drip line circumscribes the first drip line and is substantially coplanar with the first drip line. The two drip lines are connected one to the other by an annular hollow surface.