TANKS AND DOUBLE-WALLED TANKS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
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1. A method of manufacturing a double-walled tank, comprising the steps of:
- providing an outer shell, the outer shell having a base and corrugated side walls structurally mounted to the base, the corrugated side walls and the base defining an inner tank receptacle accessible through an upper opening that is vertically opposite the base, the corrugations of the corrugated side walls have a trough and a crest, the trough being spaced within the inner tank receptacle relative to the crest;
attaching together a plurality of rigid or semi-rigid panels to form an inner tank having a bottom wall and inner side walls; and
inserting the inner tank into the inner tank receptacle such that the bottom wall rests on the base of the outer shell and the side walls engage the troughs of the corrugations, the inner tank being formed separately and distinctly from the outer shell prior to being inserted into the receptacle.
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A tank has a base, corrugated side walls structurally mounted directly to the base, the corrugated side walls and the base defining a tank interior, the corrugated side walls having a trough and a crest; the trough being spaced within the inner tank receptacle relative to the crest; and a roof plate above the tank interior, the roof plate being structurally mounted to the corrugated side walls opposite the base. An inner tank may be inserted into the tank, the inner tank having a plurality of rigid or semi-rigid panels that are attached directly to adjacent panels to form a bottom wall and inner side walls of the inner tank.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a double-walled tank, comprising the steps of:
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providing an outer shell, the outer shell having a base and corrugated side walls structurally mounted to the base, the corrugated side walls and the base defining an inner tank receptacle accessible through an upper opening that is vertically opposite the base, the corrugations of the corrugated side walls have a trough and a crest, the trough being spaced within the inner tank receptacle relative to the crest; attaching together a plurality of rigid or semi-rigid panels to form an inner tank having a bottom wall and inner side walls; and inserting the inner tank into the inner tank receptacle such that the bottom wall rests on the base of the outer shell and the side walls engage the troughs of the corrugations, the inner tank being formed separately and distinctly from the outer shell prior to being inserted into the receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A double-walled tank, comprising:
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an inner tank comprising a plurality of rigid or semi-rigid panels that are attached directly to adjacent panels to form a bottom wall and inner side walls of the inner tank; and an outer shell having a base and corrugated side walls structurally mounted directly to the base, the corrugated side walls and the base defining an inner tank receptacle accessible through an upper opening that is vertically opposite the base, the corrugations of the corrugated side walls have a trough and a crest, the trough being spaced within the inner tank receptacle relative to the crest, the inner tank being positioned within the inner tank receptacle such that the inner tank engages the troughs of the corrugated side walls and such that the bottom wall rests on the base of the outer shell, the inner tank being formed separately and distinctly from the outer shell and the outer shell being formed separately and distinctly from the inner tank. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A tank, comprising:
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a base; corrugated side walls structurally mounted directly to the base, the corrugated side walls and the base defining a tank interior, the corrugated side walls having a trough and a crest, the trough being spaced within the inner tank receptacle relative to the crest; and a roof plate above the tank interior, the roof plate being structurally mounted to the corrugated side walls opposite the base. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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