Apparatus for sealing floating roof tanks
US4258858A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 1979 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D88/46
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for sealing floating roof tanks including a sealing element disposed around the circumference of the floating roof between the floating roof and the tank wall, and a plurality of baffles adapted to substantially inhibit or prevent the circumferential flow of vapors through a vapor space between the sealing element and the body of stored volatile liquid.
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