Patent ID: 9120603
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: B65D,B65F

Abstract:
1. A drilling-mud container having a plurality of plates with corresponding vertical profiles and horizontal profiles forming a frame, the drilling-mud container comprising: a sliding lid with an open position and a closed position; a sliding track wherein the sliding lid moves along the sliding track; an opening mechanism having a toothed wheel wherein the opening mechanism moves the sliding lid; a hinged service hatch spaced apart from the sliding lid and having an open position and a closed position; a pitch rack connected to the sliding lid, the pitch rack having an end portion wherein the end portion is inclined in a direction of the toothed wheel and further wherein the end portion abuts against the toothed wheel when the sliding lid is in the closed position; a locking and lifting mechanism connected to the sliding lid to move the sliding lid to form a seal between the sliding lid and one of the plurality of vertical profiles of the frame in the closed position of the sliding lid; and a gasket connected to the sliding lid wherein the gasket forms the seal in the closed position of the sliding lid.