Transportable liquid products container
First Claim
1. A liquid production container comprising:
- a hollow body adapted for containing a bulk liquid cargo having an upper portion and a lower portion and an opening in said upper portion, said hollow body having the shape of a substantially rectangular parallelpiped with sloping bottom surfaces, having the footprint of a standardized cargo container, and having a width and a height, said height being equal to approximately four times said width, whereby said hollow body is configured to be transportable by dry cargo vessels without stacking;
pressure control means connected to said hollow body for controlling pressure within said hollow body;
lifting means attached to said hollow body for receiving lifting devices; and
unloading means, including a pump, connected to said hollow body for unloading liquid products from said hollow body.
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Abstract
A prefabricated, self-contained and self-supporting container (10) for converting dry cargo vessels in whole or in part to bulk liquid products carriers and for rapidly transporting, storing and dispensing bulk liquid products at remote locations lacking storage and dispensing facilities. A loading rack (140) allows for rapid and convenient filling of tank trucks or tank cars from the container. A plurality of active or passive containers may be connected in series to create a large terminal facility or tank farm capable of storing and dispensing a large volume of a single product or smaller volumes of a plurality of compatible products. A method for loading and unloading said containers is provided by off-loading an empty container and filling it with liquid cargo from a loaded container. The newly empty container may then itself be off-loaded and filled from yet another full container. The containers can be used to make a prefabricated, self-supporting and self-contained bulk liquid products or bulk flowable dry products terminal or tank farm at a desired location even if the location is remote and lacks basic support services such as electricity.
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27 Claims
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1. A liquid production container comprising:
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a hollow body adapted for containing a bulk liquid cargo having an upper portion and a lower portion and an opening in said upper portion, said hollow body having the shape of a substantially rectangular parallelpiped with sloping bottom surfaces, having the footprint of a standardized cargo container, and having a width and a height, said height being equal to approximately four times said width, whereby said hollow body is configured to be transportable by dry cargo vessels without stacking; pressure control means connected to said hollow body for controlling pressure within said hollow body; lifting means attached to said hollow body for receiving lifting devices; and unloading means, including a pump, connected to said hollow body for unloading liquid products from said hollow body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for establishing a liquid products terminal facility at any desired location, comprising the steps of:
transporting to said desired location at least one container comprising; a hollow body member adapted for containing a bulk liquid cargo having an upper portion and a lower portion, said hollow body having the shape of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped with sloping bottom surfaces, having the footprint of a standardized cargo container, and having a width and a height, said height being equal to approximately four times said width, whereby said hollow body is configured to be transportable by dry cargo vessels without stacking; pressure control means connected to said hollow body for controlling pressure within said hollow body; lifting means attached to said hollow body for receiving lifting devices; and unloading means, including a pump for unloading liquid products from said hollow body; and depositing said hollow body at said desired location. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method for converting a dry cargo vessel to a vessel capable of transporting bulk liquid products, comprising the steps of:
loading a liquid products container onto said vessel, wherein said container comprises; a hollow body adapted for containing a bulk liquid cargo, an upper portion and a lower portion, said hollow body having the shape of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped with sloping bottom surfaces, having the footprint of a standardized cargo container, and having a width and a height, said height being equal to approximately four times said width, whereby said hollow body is configured to be transportable by dry cargo vessels without stacking; pressure control means connected to said hollow body for controlling pressure within said hollow body; lifting means attached to said hollow body for receiving lifting devices; and unloading means including a pump connected to said hollow body for unloading liquid products from said hollow body; and loading liquid cargo into said hollow body. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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