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Supports anchored with ribs

US8783502B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Aker Engineering & Technology AS · NO

Inventors

Arne Barrett Sele · Sandefjord, NO
Trygve Johannes Lund · Oslo, NO

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 29, 2010
Grant date	Jul 22, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 8, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF17C2270/0134
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tank subjected to thermal expansion and contraction, comprising a support block in contact with the bottom of the tank, where the support block and the bottom of the tank are connected by a rib in either the bottom of the tank or the support block, where the rib is in a groove in either the bottom of the tank or the support block to prevent horizontal movement of the tank.

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