Patent ID: 6189717
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
A sump, comprising:a one-piece body, comprising:a hollow base member for collecting fluids leaking from a piping system, the base member having an upper portion and a lower portion; anda hollow riser section having an upper portion defining an opening, and a lower portion, the riser lower portion extending upwardly from the base member upper portion, the riser section having sidewalls with a generally corrugated shaped cross section in an axial direction;wherein the hollow base member has a bottom and sidewalls, each of the bottom and sidewalls having an outer surface, the base member being fiberglass encapsulated, the fiberglass encapsulation comprising:a fiberglass woven reinforcement pad layer disposed on the base member bottom outer surface;a chopped fiberglass material layer disposed on the sidewalls outer surface up to and including an area abutting the riser section lower portion;a polymeric coating material layer disposed on the fiberglass woven reinforcement pad layer and the chopped fiberglass material layer; anda polymeric sealant material layer disposed on a portion of the riser section lower portion and on a portion of the polymeric coating material layer, at the area abutting the riser section lower portions;a lid; andmeans for mounting the lid to the riser section upper portion in a water resistant manner.