Patent ID: 7967164

Claim:
A leakage containment device for containing leaks from an oil tank, said device comprising: a container including a bottom wall and a perimeter wall being coupled to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall to define an interior space, an upper edge of said perimeter wall defining an upper open end of said container to permit the oil tank to be placed in said interior space; and a lid being hingedly coupled to said upper edge of said perimeter wall, said lid selectively closing said upper open end of said container when said lid is in a closed position over said upper open end, said lid being pivoted away from said upper open end to permit access to said upper open end, said lid including a top wall having a front end and back end, said back end being hingedly coupled to a rear portion of said perimeter wall, said front end being positioned adjacent a front portion of said perimeter wall opposite said rear portion when said lid is in said closed position, said top wall having an upper surface being substantially convexly arcuate to inhibit collection of rain and snow on said lid when said lid is in said closed position; said container bottom wall being flat so as to rest on a flat ground support surface; said oil tank including legs at a bottom for the support of the oil tank on the bottom flat wall of the container; said oil tank also including a top thereof that is disposed below the lid so that the entire oil tank is within the container and does not extend upwardly into the lid; wherein said perimeter wall has an access aperture extending therethrough to permit the oil tank to be connected to a heating system, said access aperture located at a height of the perimeter wall that aligns with a top of the oil tank.