Patent ID: 6026975
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
An above ground storage tank for holding a combustible material and for supporting equipment comprising:a) an inner tank for containment of combustible material, said inner tank having a bottom wall, opposed side walls, opposed end walls and a top wall:means for stiffening said inner tank bottom wall and inner tank top wall;b) an outer tank, enclosing said inner tank, said outer tank having a bottom wall, opposed side walls, opposed end walls and a top wall, all of which are formed of a metallic skin, said top wall having an inner and outer surface;means for stiffening said outer tank top wall;c) supporting means disposed between the bottom wall of said inner tank and the bottom wall of said outer tank, supporting said inner tank so as to provide an insulating gap between said inner tank and said outer tank; andd) means extending along the outer surface of said outer tank top wall for supporting equipment on said above ground storage tank.