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A liquid spill container and method of making and installing the same are provided wherein such container has a side wall comprised of at least two separate portions which are detachably fastened together. One of the portions defines the sole structure of the container which is adapted to be embedde

A liquid spill container and method of making and installing the same are provided wherein such container has a side wall comprised of at least two separate portions which are detachably fastened together. One of the portions defines the sole structure of the container which is adapted to be embedded in a fixed manner in an associated substrate to provide the sole support for the container in such substrate and the other of the portions being detachable from the one portion with the one portion embedded in the substrate to enable replacement of such other portion.

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In a liquid spill container for use at the inlet of a substantially vertical fill pipe for a storage tank, said container comprising a bottom wall, side wall means extending upwardly from said bottom wall and having at least one portion of said side wall means for being embedded in a fixed manner in

In a liquid spill container for use at the inlet of a substantially vertical fill pipe for a storage tank, said container comprising a bottom wall, side wall means extending upwardly from said bottom wall and having at least one portion of said side wall means for being embedded in a fixed manner in a supporting substrate for said side wall means and container, a cover for said container, an opening in said bottom wall for receiving said fill pipe therethrough, and seal means providing a fluid seal between said bottom wall and fill pipe while allowing relative movement therebetween along a vertical axis, the improvement in which said side wall means comprises at least two separate portions having preformed means detachably fastening said portions together in a snap-fitted manner while maintaining said means detachably fastening intact and free of permanent deformation, said one of said portions being the sole means for being embedded in said fixed manner in said substrate to provide the sole support for said container in said substrate and the other of said portions being detachable from said one portion solely by relative axial movement between said portions with said one portion embedded in said substrate through the use of said means detachably fastening to enable replacement of said other portion.