Patent ID: 7886940
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: B65D,F17C,H01M,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A storage system, comprising: a rigid outer shell; a plurality of concentric flexible bladders positioned inside the outer shell, wherein the rigid outer shell and the outermost flexible bladder define a primary chamber therebetween; a plurality of supports, wherein one of said supports is disposed between said rigid outer shell and an outermost flexible bladder in said primary chamber and adapted to conform therewith, and wherein the other of said supports are disposed between an interior of one said flexible bladder and an exterior of an adjacent said flexible bladder; each flexible bladder having an interior that defines a corresponding secondary chamber: each primary and secondary chamber containing a fluid; the fluid within the primary chamber being maintained at a baseline pressure and the fluid within each secondary chamber being maintained at a pressure that is greater than said baseline pressure; the pressure of the fluid within the secondary chambers increases between each secondary chamber from an outermost chamber to an innermost chamber.