Patent ID: 6832571
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: B63B,Y10T

Abstract:
A flexible fluid containment vessel for the transportation of cargo comprising a fluid or fluidisable material, said vessel comprising:an elongated flexible tubular structure having a circumference comprised of at least two fabric segments having a width which is smaller than a width of the tubular structure, said structure having an inside and an outside; means for rendering said tubular structure impervious; said tubular structure having a front end and a rear end; means for filling and emptying said vessel of cargo; means for joining said segments together; said means for joining comprising a first upright member on a surface of a first segment along an edge thereof; a second upright member on a surface of a second segment along an edge thereof; wherein said first and second upright members are aligned, means for sealing a space between said first and second segments and means for securing said first and second upright members together; and wherein said means for securing said first and second upright members is only affixed either on said inside or on said outside of said first and second segments.