Patent ID: 7823757

Claim:
A spill containment system for dispensing a containment material, said system comprising: a container receiving the containment material, said container including a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall to define an interior space of said container; and a dispensing assembly being coupled to said container, said dispensing assembly being actuated to dispense the containment material from said container, said dispensing assembly controlling flow of the containment material through a dispensing aperture extending through a rear wall of said perimeter wall, said dispensing assembly including; a pair of rails being coupled to said container, said dispensing aperture being positioned between said rails; a gate being slidably positioned between said rails, said gate being positioned over said dispensing aperture to close said dispensing aperture when said gate is positioned in a lowered position, said gate being slid upwardly from said lowered position to open said dispensing aperture and allow the containment material to be dispensed through said dispensing aperture; a lifting bar being coupled to said gate, said lifting bar sliding said gate with respect to said rails when said lifting bar is raised and lowered; and a lever being pivotally coupled to said container, said lever being coupled to said lifting bar, said lever raising and lowering said lifting bar when said lever is pivoted with respect to said container.