Patent · US Expired

Underground tank with void-eliminating cradle

US4375860A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 30, 1981
Grant dateMar 8, 1983
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S220/902
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Voids beneath a cylindrical underground tank are eliminated by providing a cradle for the tank which fills the space beneath the tank which would otherwise have to be filled with dirt, sand, or gravel.

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