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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
John M Carey, Ashburn, VA (US);
Assignee:
The Neel Company, Springfield, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220592 ; 220-409 ; 220-426 ; 220-433 ;
Abstract
A containment vault for storage tanks formed of substantially duplicate modules arranged in sets of four to encircle a received tank and provide an inwardly directed octagonal support rib assembly. The modules are clamped together to define each set and the sets in turn longitudinally aligned and clamped to define the length of the vault. The opposed ends of the vault are enclosed by bulkheads secured by the module clamping system.