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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2003
Edward W. Van Romer, Sandy Spring, SC (US);
Edward W. Van Romer, Sandy Spring, SC (US);
Other;
Abstract
A portable containment for receiving spilled fluid having collapsible end and side walls which in combination with a floor form a containment area when held in an upright position by braces position along the walls. In use certain of the walls and braces are collapsed into folded or down positions to allow vehicle entry into the containment area. Skids are positioned beneath the braces associated with certain walls. Flotation members are secured along the upper edges of at least the certain walls. The flotation members are capable of elevating the certain walls in the event spillage occurs prior to the certain walls being repositioned into the upright position. Elevation of the certain walls causes the associated braces to slide over the skids to assure their upstanding position which maintaining the walls in their upright position.