Patent ID: 9586752
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A floating roof tank comprising: a tank having a slant bottom, a tank wall having an interior surface, and an outer roof, said slant bottom, said tank wall, and said outer roof together forming a tank interior space capable of storing a fluid within said tank interior space; a floating roof with a top, a bottom, and a side, and formed with at least one support receiver wherein said floating roof floats on said fluid within said tank when said tank is in a vertical position; a primary seal extending between said floating roof and said interior surface of said tank wall and establishing a seal therebetween; and a support mounted to said tank within said interior space and configured to receive said support receiver of said floating roof when said tank interior space is emptied of said fluid and wherein said support holds said floating roof when said tank is moved from said vertical position to a horizontal position.