Hazardous liquid containment tray
First Claim
1. A hazardous liquid containment structure comprising the combination of:
- a. a tray having;
(1) a base;
(2) substantially vertical side walls entirely surrounding the base to form a containment pan with their upper edges lying in a common plane;
(3) a pair of parallel, transverse grooves formed by indentations molded in the bottom wall of said base, spaced apart a sufficient distance and of a sufficient width to receive therein the fork members of a fork lift; and
(4) a plurality of reinforcement ribs transverse to said grooves; and
b. a pallet support member resting within said tray and comprising;
(1) at least a pair of spaced-apart beam members having a vertical height at least equal to the height of said vertical walls; and
(2) a plurality of transverse rails supported by and attached to said beam members, thereby forming a platform to support a storage pallet above said plane.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a containment tray which is formed of plastic which is molded into a tray having upright perimeter walls and a bottom wall having transverse channels in its undersurface for receiving the conventional arms of a forklift or pallet jack. The tray can be formed by vacuum thermal forming, in which case it is used in combination with a platform insert formed by a pair of beams which are received within the tray and which support transverse rails thereby forming an upper platform. Alternatively, the tray can be rotationally molded and the raised platform can be molded into the tray in the form of a plurality of upstanding plugs. In either embodiment, the upper planar surface of the raised platform is positioned above the level of the upper edges of the side walls of the tray whereby a conventional forklift can deposit loads of containers mounted on standard wooden pallets onto the raised platform of the tray, and remove those pallets, when desired.
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10 Claims
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1. A hazardous liquid containment structure comprising the combination of:
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a. a tray having; (1) a base; (2) substantially vertical side walls entirely surrounding the base to form a containment pan with their upper edges lying in a common plane; (3) a pair of parallel, transverse grooves formed by indentations molded in the bottom wall of said base, spaced apart a sufficient distance and of a sufficient width to receive therein the fork members of a fork lift; and (4) a plurality of reinforcement ribs transverse to said grooves; and b. a pallet support member resting within said tray and comprising; (1) at least a pair of spaced-apart beam members having a vertical height at least equal to the height of said vertical walls; and (2) a plurality of transverse rails supported by and attached to said beam members, thereby forming a platform to support a storage pallet above said plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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