Patent ID: 6039123
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: B60S,B64F,B67D

Abstract:
An improved aboveground system for storing a combustible fluid, comprising:a storage tank that is constructed and arranged to store a combustible fluid, said storage tank having a wall that has inner and outer surfaces;an outer tank surrounding said inner tank so as to provide secondary containment for the fluid that is stored in said storage tank, said outer tank having a wall that has inner and outer surfaces, wherein an interstitial space is defined between said inner surface of said outer tank and said outer surface of said storage tank; anda pipe for communicating with said storage tank, said pipe extending through said wall of said storage tank, into said interstitial space and through said interstitial space for a distance so as to extend substantially parallel to at least one of an adjacent wall of said outer tank and an adjacent wall of said storage tank, and then through said wall of said outer tank, whereby fluid may be supplied to or withdrawn from said storage tank.