Patent ID: 6109290
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B67D,Y10T

Abstract:
In a prefabricated modular fuel dispensing system comprising a foundation including a longitudinally extending tubular underground fuel tank, having at least one fuel storage compartment to store fuel to be dispensed, and an upwardly extending peripherally enclosed conduit containment trough attached along an upper surface area of said tank, said system further including a fuel dispensing module above said containment trough, and a canopy member held in spaced relationship above said fuel dispensing tank by canopy support means carried by said underground fuel tank, the improvement comprising said canopy support means extending upwardly from at least one longitudinal side of said fuel tank intermediate its ends, said canopy support means comprising upper and lower column support sections, a lower column stub section fixed to an outer surface of said tank below and to the side of said containment trough in a position selected to support and balance in position the upper column support section and said canopy member over said tank when said tank is installed, there being horizontal impact relief means operatively connecting the column stub section to the upper column support section, said impact relief means including fastener means constructed and arranged to secure in tension the stub section to the upper column support section in normal use but fail when subjected to lateral impact of sufficient magnitude to bend said stub or damage said tank.