Claims
- 1. A container for above-ground storage of a hazardous liquid comprising:an inner closed fiberglass tank for containing said liquid; an outer steel shell surrounding and spaced from said inner tank and forming a space between the inner tank and the outer shell, the outer steel shell housing and protecting said inner tank; and a heat-resistant insulating material filling the space between said inner tank and said outer shell.
- 2. A container according to claim 1, wherein:said inner tank is cylindrical in shape.
- 3. A container according to claim 2, further including means for preventing said inner tank from floating within said outer shell as said insulating material is added therebetween.
- 4. A container according to claim 1, wherein the space between the inner tank and outer shell is at least 6 inches wide.
- 5. A container according to claim 1, further including support feet connected to said outer steel shell for supporting said container spaced from a ground surface upon which said tank is disposed.
- 6. A container for above-ground storage of a hazardous liquid comprising:an inner closed fiberglass tank for containing said liquid; an outer steel shell surrounding and spaced from said inner tank and forming a space between the inner tank and the outer shell, the outer steel shell housing and protecting said inner tank; support feet connected to said outer steel shell for supporting said container spaced from a ground surface upon which said tank is disposed, said support feet having an outer metallic casing with a non-metallic material disposed inside of said metallic casing; and a lightweight heat-resistant insulating material filling the space between said inner tank and said outer shell.
- 7. A container according to claim 6, wherein said non-metallic material disposed inside of said metallic casing includes concrete.
- 8. A container according to claim 7, wherein said non-metallic material is lightweight concrete.
- 9. A container according to claim 8, wherein said lightweight concrete is an air-entrapped concrete.
- 10. A container according to claim 1, wherein said heat-resistant insulating material filling the space between the inner tank and outer shell is a concrete.
- 11. A container according to claim 6, wherein said lightweight heat resistant insulating material is a fire-retardant foam.
- 12. A container for above-ground storage of flammable liquids, comprising:an inner tank made of a fiberglass-reinforced material; an outer steel shell surrounding and spaced from said inner tank to form a space between the outer steel shell and the inner tank, the inner tank having a shape chosen from a group consisting of cubic, cylindrical and rectangular block shapes and the outer shell having a shape chosen from a group consisting of cubic and rectangular block shapes; and a heat-insulating material disposed between said inner tank and said outer shell at least initially in a pourable form that flows between said inner tank and outer shell to fill the entire volume between said inner tank and said outer shell.
- 13. A container according to claim 12, wherein said inner tank is made of fiberglass-reinforced steel.
- 14. A container for above-ground storage of flammable liquids, comprising:an inner tank; an outer steel shell surrounding and spaced from said inner tank to form a space between the outer steel shell and the inner tank, the inner tank having a shape chosen from a group consisting of cubic, cylindrical and rectangular block shapes and the outer shell having a shape chosen from a group consisting of cubic, cylindrical and rectangular block shapes; support feet disposed outside of and supporting said outer shell, said support feet including a metallic outer casing and a non-metallic material dispose inside of said non-metallic outer casing; and a lightweight heat-insulating material disposed between said inner tank and said outer shell at least initially in a pourable form that flows between said inner tank and outer shell to fill the entire volume between said inner tank and said outer shell, and wherein said inner tank is constructed of a material chosen from a group consisting of steel, corrosion-resistant steel, and polyethylene.
- 15. A container according to claim 14, wherein said non-metallic material disposed inside of the outer casing of said support feet includes concrete.
- 16. A container according to claim 15, wherein said concrete disposed inside of the outer casing of said support feet is a lightweight concrete.
- 17. A container for above-ground storage of liquids comprising:an inner tank which includes a fiberglass material; an outer shell surrounding and spaced from said inner tank to form a space between the outer shell and the inner tank, said outer shell including a metal outer shell; and a heat-insulating material disposed between said inner tank and outer shell and substantially filling the space between the outer shell and the inner tank.
- 18. A container according to claim 17, wherein said inner tank includes inner surfaces which contact a liquid disposed in said container, said inner tank further including outer surfaces which contact said heat-insulating material, and wherein both of said inner and outer surfaces of said inner tank are non-metallic.
- 19. A container according to claim 14, wherein said inner tank includes a metal shell and a non-metallic coating.
- 20. A container according to claim 17, wherein said inner tank is a fiberglass tank and the heat-insulating material includes concrete.
- 21. A container according to claim 14, wherein said inner tank has a substantially cylindrical configuration with rounded ends and the heat-insulating material is lightweight concrete.
- 22. A container according to claim 14, wherein said inner tank includes a metallic shell with a non-metallic coating, said inner tank having a substantially cylindrical construction and having flat ends.
- 23. A container according to claim 14, wherein said container further includes anchor means for preventing said inner tank from contacting an upper surface of said outer shell during introduction of said lightweight heat-insulating material.
- 24. A container according to claim 23, wherein said anchor means include at least one strap connected to said inner tank.
- 25. A container according to claim 23, wherein said anchor means include a plurality of straps, each extending between said inner tank and said outer shell.
- 26. A container according to claim 23, further including at least one spacer disposed beneath said inner tank and between said inner tank and outer shell.
- 27. A container according to claim 26, wherein said at least one spacer is formed of a heat-insulating material.
- 28. A container according to claim 27, wherein said spacer is formed of the same lightweight heat-insulating material as said lightweight heat-insulating material disposed between said inner tank and outer shell, and wherein said spacer is provided between said inner tank and outer shell in solid form prior to introducing said lightweight heat-insulating material into said space in said pourable form.
- 29. A container for above-ground storage of liquids comprising:an inner tank which includes a non-metallic material; an outer shell surrounding and spaced from said inner tank to form a space between the outer shell and the inner tank, said outer shell including a metal outer shell; support feet connected to said outer shell for supporting said outer shell spaced from a ground surface, said support feet including an outer metallic casing and a non-metallic material disposed inside of said support feet; and a lightweight heat-insulating material disposed between said inner tank and outer shell.
- 30. A container according to claim 17, wherein said inner tank has a double-walled construction.
- 31. A container according to claim 14, wherein said inner tank includes a metal shell with a non-metallic jacket there around, said non-metallic jacket including inner and outer non-metallic surfaces spaced from the metal shell.
- 32. A container according to claim 31, wherein said non-metallic jacket is fiberglass.
- 33. A container for above-ground storage of liquids comprising:an inner tank; a metallic outer shell surrounding and spaced apart from said inner tank to form a space between the inner tank and the outer shell; a heat insulating material disposed between said inner tank and outer shell, said heat insulating material including cement, being initially provided in a pourable form and being introduced into the space between said tank and said outer shell in the pourable form; means for preventing said inner tank from contacting said outer shell during introduction of said heat insulating material; and a plurality of supports extending from said metallic outer shell and supporting the container above the ground, said supports including a metallic outer casing having a non-metallic material disposed therein.
- 34. A container for above-ground storage of liquids comprising:an inner tank; a metallic outer shell surrounding and spaced apart from said inner tank to form a space between the inner tank and the outer shell; a heat insulating material disposed between said inner tank and outer shell, said heat insulating material being initially provided in a pourable form and being introduced into the space between said tank and said outer shell in the pourable form; means for preventing said inner tank from contacting said outer shell during introduction of said heat insulating material; and a plurality of supports extending from said metallic outer shell and supporting the container above the ground, said supports including a metallic outer casing having a non-metalilc material disposed therein, said non-metallic material in the outer casing of the supports being lightweight weight concrete.
- 35. A container according to claim 33, wherein the means for preventing said inner tank from contacting said outer shell includes a plurality of straps extending between the inner tank and the outer shell.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/028,213, filed Mar. 9, 1993, now abandoned; which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/946,026, filed Sep. 15, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,271,493; which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/759,703, filed Sep. 11, 1991, now abandoned; which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/664,411, filed Feb. 27, 1991, now abandoned; which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/452,690, filed Dec. 19, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,096,050.
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