Glass fiber reinforced thermosetting resin tank for processing olives
US4159781A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D90/08
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An upper tank half provided with a manway and a lower tank half provided with a sump are each formed of thermosetting resin reinforced with chopped glass fiber strands and then secured together with several plys of resin-impregnated glass mat applied around the circumference at the joint inside and outside of the tank. Each tank half is flared adjacent the joint to provide half of a tank strengthening rib for the completed tank, which has a diameter larger than its height. Two semicircular perforated olive retaining plates are removably mounted in the upper tank half adjacent the lower end of the manway. Aboveground and underground embodiments of the tank are provided.
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