Floating roof
US5628421A · kind A · utility
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17Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 13, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D88/34
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A floating roof for use in a storage tank for oil or other liquid petrochemical products has a frame comprised of girders. Adjustable legs for supporting the floating roof on the bottom of the storage tank are mounted on the girders, and are coupled to the junction of a main girder and a cross girder by a support housing assembly.
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