Patent ID: 6155747
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: B09B,B65D,B65F,E04H,Y02W,Y10S

Abstract:
A mobile modular warehouse structure for storing containers of hazardous materials and providing for a containment of any spills and leaks of said hazardous materials from said containers, said mobile modular warehouse structure comprising:(a) a control point modular storage unit and a warehouse modular storage unit, said control point modular storage unit being positioned adjacent said warehouse modular storage unit and aligned therewith to form a tandem arrangement of modular storage units for treatment and handling of said hazardous materials, said control point modular storage unit and said warehouse modular storage unit each comprising:(i) a rectangular shaped base assembly;(ii) inner and outer side walls extending perpendicularly upward from said base assembly;(iii) a rear wall extending perpendicularly upward from said base assembly;(iv) an interior wall extending perpendicularly upward from said base assembly, said interior wall being positioned near the front of said control point modular storage unit and said warehouse modular storage unit, said inner and outer side walls being secured to a separate one of the opposed ends of said rear wall and said interior wall to form an interior portion of said control point modular storage unit and said warehouse modular storage unit that is defined between said interior wall and said rear wall and between said inner and outer side walls and a machinery compartment that is defined from said interior wall to the front end of said control point modular storage unit and said warehouse modular storage unit;(v) a rectangular shaped roof assembly mounted atop said inner and outer side walls, said rear wall and said interior wall and extending horizontally over the interior portion and the machinery compartment of said control point modular storage unit and said warehouse modular storage unit;(vii) each of the inner side walls of said control point modular storage unit and said warehouse modular storage unit having a door frame which includes a door located at the rear end thereof, the door frame of the inner side wall of said control point modular storage unit being aligned with the door frame of the inner side wall of said warehouse modular storage unit to allow a user of said mobile modular warehouse unit to access said warehouse modular storage unit from said control point modular storage unit; and(viii) the base assembly of said control point modular storage unit and said warehouse modular storage unit including a substantially rectangular open secondary containment pan that is leakproof, said secondary containment pan receiving spillage and leakage of said hazardous materials from said containers that are housed within said control point modular storage unit and said warehouse modular storage unit;(b) a bellows having one end removably coupled to the inner wall of said control point modular storage unit at the door frame of the inner wall of said control point modular storage unit and the opposite end removably coupled to the inner wall of said warehouse modular storage unit at the door frame of the inner wall of said warehouse modular storage unit;(c) the outer side wall of said control point module storage unit having at least one door frame which includes a door to allow access to the interior portion of said control point modular storage unit and said warehouse modular storage unit;(d) the rear wall and the interior wall of said warehouse modular storage unit each having a pair of deflagration vents which burst open when pressure is applied to said deflagration vents resulting from an accidental gas explosion occurring in the interior portion of said warehouse modular storage unit;(e) the rear wall and the outer side wall of said control point modular storage unit each having a pair of deflagration vents which burst open when pressure is applied to said deflagration vents resulting from an accidental gas explosion occurring in the interior portion of said control point modular storage unit; and(f) a mounting and alignment structure having said control point modular storage unit and said warehouse modular storage unit mounted thereon, said mounting and alignment structure aligning said control point modular storage unit with said warehouse modular storage unit.