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Integrally formed tank sump with water resistant lid assembly

US6189717A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 1998
Grant dateFeb 20, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE02D29/124
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A sump has a one-piece body, comprising a hollow base member for collecting fluids leaking from a piping system, the base member having an upper portion and a lower portion. The one-piece body further comprises a hollow riser section having an upper portion defining an opening, and a lower portion, the riser lower portion extending upwardly from the base member upper portion, the riser section having sidewalls with a generally corrugated shaped cross section in an axial direction. The hollow base member has a bottom and sidewalls, each of the bottom and sidewalls having an outer surface. The base member is fiberglass encapsulated, which encapsulation comprises a fiberglass woven reinforcement pad layer disposed on the base member bottom outer surface; a chopped fiberglass material layer disposed on the sidewalls outer surface up to and including an area abutting the riser section lower portion; a polymeric coating material layer disposed on the fiberglass woven reinforcement pad layer and the chopped fiberglass material layer; and a polymeric sealant material layer disposed on a portion of the riser section lower portion and on a portion of the polymeric coating material layer, at …

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