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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald P Jolly, Magnolia, TX (US);
Assignee:
HMT, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220216 ;
Abstract
A floating roof for use in a storage tank for oil or other petrochemical products has a frame that includes a circular outer rim. The floating roof includes a plurality of pontoons which are coupled to the outer rim by opposing strap and saddle assemblies attached to opposite ends of each pontoon. The strap and saddle assemblies are coupled to the outer rim by rim mounting brackets.