Nova Patents
US2463880A

Supporting means for storage tanks

Abstract

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US2463880A, drawing sheet 1
Sheet 1 of 5

Term

Term ended

Expired 8 March 1966, 60.5 years ago.

  1. Priority and filed
  2. Granted
  3. Expired
  4. Today

2 claims: 2 independent, 0 dependent

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    Having thus described:m y invention, what I entT- aS neW and desire t0 secure by Letters Patp A Supportin g means for a tank, said means . prising: at least two pairs of vertical legs restan aXZr a f p r i g H dlySUPPOrted by a foundation, an anchor located midway between the columns S θΖ 11 P Z ° f legS ’ a hinged con“ection be lween the columns and the tank shell to mZZ at n th tU ? naI f movement °f ^e tank, and means at the top of each column to provide a should iv h W111 mgage and sup Port the tank 2 Z-r xcasslve longitudinal movement occur 2. Supporting means for a tank, said means and riST tW ° Pal f s ° f ver tical legs resting upon d ngidly supported by a foundation, brackets the coffirn f n mng the . load from the tank shell to one nZ C( T PrlSm E eaCh Palr of legs > at least to the br a Zpf 01 ” m 2 S haVing binged connection to the brackets, and means at the top of hinged columns to support the tank should excessive movement of the hinge occur. excessive bodv°=fM 0rtlng means for a n elongated tank body sa.id means comprising at least two pairs of vertical columns rigidly supported on a fountank^ZZ^Z^ hiPged connections a 0 the , ..aid hinged connections comprising· links ZtbZ 8 1° permit limited horizontal movement of the tank and seats at the top of the columns 7onfn C i eiVe the tank l0ad only when enough horizontal movement occurs to bring the tank infn i contact with said seats. nk lnto 1 4. Supporting means for a horizontal cylindri- νθίιΖΖ’ i Said means compris ing two pairs of tinn Tnn column ? ngldIy supported on a foundation ana receiving the tank load from brackets tanZSl ° n the circumfere nce of the tank shell, at least one pair of columns having hinKrt e ° nnection to . the brackets, the top of the / S olumns running up to approximately the under side of said brackets whereby an emerS Seat 1S fOmed ^ceive the tank ?oad snould excessive movement of the hinge occur, cal ’ tank P01 ?H S means for a horizontal cylindrical tank, said means comprising at least two ελ’,ϊτ >riki™ aation ήΠά having hinged connections to the tank, an anchor located between the columns nrXXJjT 1 ° f legS ’ each ° f preventing lateral movement of the tank and one whi?e°the n Shr eVent ite g longltudina l movement t.urHnni 1 ^ ’ ? r others - Permit limited longiL the and seating means at the top °,p tb h g d coluj nns to support the tank should XTthX7h nt the hinge occur as a reunuXiZ · ? ?°K S ng ^Placed due to an unusually violent shock. rirL^ P ? rtin ? means for· a horizontal cylinvp>i al tan k. said means comprising two pairs of veitical columns rigidly supported on a toundn tion and receiving the tank load from ££ ch ® posed on the circumference of the ’ 1 c least one pair of columns bavins· connections to the brackets, the top oVthe under side o?said U h nnil t g f UP t0 appr oximately the meX tn ° f sa ^ brackets thereby providing stop -.cans to limit tne movement of the tank in spaced relation to the foundation should exces sive movement of the hinge occur 7. Supporting means for an elongated tank of vertical “Γ 118 comprisin S· at least two pairs of vertical columns rigidly supported on a foundation and having hinged connections comprism!v?ment a of\hT S t to permit horizontal movement of the tank and seats at the top of vhip c ° lumns to receive the tank load and protop means to limit the movement of the tank m spaced relation to the fouMation oSv when enough horizontal movementoccur ° ίο bring the tank into contact with said seats. JONATHAN JONES. REFERENCES CITED .“ΪΧΤ™ ™ °' •’“«rt » the UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name
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    2,375,442 Sandberg----------May 8, W4g
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