Fluid containment apparatuses and wall supports for fluid containment apparatuses
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F16N-031/00
F16M-011/10
출원번호
US-0666780
(2015-03-24)
등록번호
US-9726323
(2017-08-08)
발명자
/ 주소
Beak, Todd David
Johnson, Kurt William
Guffee, Russell J.
Ricciuto, Thomas M.
Horning, Michael David
Cochran, Craig J.
Brown, Ellen Yea-Yi
출원인 / 주소
BASIC CONCEPTS, INC.
대리인 / 주소
J. Bennett Mullinax, LLC
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초록▼
A fluid containment apparatus with a floor and a side wall is provided. A wall support is included that supports the side wall and can be moved between a supporting position and a collapsed position. The side wall is movable from a containment position to a collapsed state to allow access for vehicl
A fluid containment apparatus with a floor and a side wall is provided. A wall support is included that supports the side wall and can be moved between a supporting position and a collapsed position. The side wall is movable from a containment position to a collapsed state to allow access for vehicles or other objects to the floor. The wall support and side wall are subsequently movable back to their containment and supporting positions.
대표청구항▼
1. A fluid containment apparatus, comprising: a floor having an outer surface that extends to an outer perimeter;a side wall that extends upward from the outer perimeter of the floor to at least partially define a containment area for fluid, the side wall having an outer surface;a wall support that
1. A fluid containment apparatus, comprising: a floor having an outer surface that extends to an outer perimeter;a side wall that extends upward from the outer perimeter of the floor to at least partially define a containment area for fluid, the side wall having an outer surface;a wall support that supports the side wall, the wall support comprising a first support arm having a pivot end and a laterally compressible first retention ear and a second support arm pivotally secured to the pivot end of the first support arm, the second support arm being pivotably moveable between a first position proximate to the first support arm to a second position where the second support arm is at an angle relative to the first support arm;a floor receptacle disposed on the outer surface of the floor and a side wall receptacle disposed on the outer surface of the side wall with the side wall receptacle being aligned with the floor receptacle; andthe second support arm of the wall support insertable into the side wall receptacle and the first support arm of the wall support insertable into the floor receptacle with the first retention ear of the first support arm of the wall support holding the first support arm of the wall support within the floor receptacle. 2. The fluid containment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first support arm of the wall support comprises a second retention ear on an opposing side of the first support arm from which the first retention ear extends. 3. The fluid containment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first retention ear comprises a first laterally compressible retention ear on a side of the first support arm and the first support arm further comprises a second laterally compressible retention ear on an opposing side of the first support arm from which the first retention ear extends. 4. The fluid containment apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the floor receptacle comprises a floor pocket connected to an outer bottom surface of the floor on at least two opposing sides of the floor pocket and the side wall receptacle comprises a side wall pocket connected to an outer surface of the side wall with the side wall pocket being aligned with the floor pocket. 5. The fluid containment apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the floor pocket has an opening facing the outer perimeter and openings in the two opposing sides of the floor pocket, the uncompressed retention ears extending through a corresponding one of the opposing side openings after insertion of the first support arm into the floor pocket through the opening facing the outer perimeter. 6. The fluid containment apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the floor pocket comprises: a foot end comprising a front edge and two opposing sides, the foot end positioned adjacent the outer perimeter of the floor with the two opposing sides of the foot end being secured to the bottom surface of the floor and the front edge forming the opening facing the outer perimeter;a head end comprising a back edge and two opposing sides, the back edge and the two opposing sides of the head end being secured to the bottom surface of the floor; anda neck having two opposing side and connecting the foot end and the head end of the floor pocket, the two opposing side of the neck not being secured to the bottom surface of the floor and forming the openings in the two opposing sides of the floor pocket. 7. The fluid containment apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the floor pocket has an opening facing the outer perimeter and slanted slot openings through the floor pocket, the uncompressed retention ears extending through a corresponding one of the slanted slot openings after insertion of the first support arm into the floor pocket through the opening facing the outer perimeter. 8. The fluid containment apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising opposing clips secured to the bottom surface of the floor into which the first and second retention ears are insertable, the opposing clips being aligned with each other at a distance from each other such that as the retention ears are inserted between the clips that retention ear are compressed to create a frictional holding force to secure the first support arm to the floor. 9. The fluid containment apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the opposing clips reside within the floor receptacle. 10. The fluid containment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first support arm comprises a body to which the pivot end is secured and a head secured to the body by a neck that extends between the head and the body with the first retention ear comprising a first laterally compressible retention ear cantilevered from the head and extending along a first side edge of the neck toward the body, the first support arm further comprising a second laterally compressible retention ear cantilevered from the head and extending along a second side edge of the neck toward the body. 11. The fluid containment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first support arm comprises a central body extending outward from the pivot end, the central body having a first side edge and a second side edge with the first retention ear comprising a first laterally compressible retention ear cantilevered from the pivot end and extending outward along the first side edge of the central body, the first support arm further comprising a second laterally compressible retention ear cantilevered from the pivot end and extending outward along the second side edge of the central body. 12. The fluid containment apparatus according to claim 11, wherein each of the first and second retention ears has an interior edge that are spaced apart from respective first and second side edges of the central body. 13. The fluid containment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pivot end comprises a base member that is secured to a body of the first support arm and the second support arm is hinged to the base member so that the second support arm pivots with respect to the base member, the base member defining a detent that holds the second support arm when the wall support is in the second position, and, when a sufficient amount of force is applied to the second support arm, the second support arm being forced out of the detent so as to pivot with respect to the base member towards the first support arm. 14. A wall support for a liquid containment apparatus comprising: a first support arm comprising a pivot end and a first retention ear; anda second support arm pivotally secured to the pivot end of the first support arm, the second support arm being pivotably moveable between a first position proximate to the first support arm and a second position where the second support arm is at an angle greater than 0° relative to the first support arm;the pivot end comprising a base member that is secured to a body of the first support arm and the second support arm is hinged to the base member so that the second support arm pivots with respect to the base member, the base member defining a detent that holds the second support arm when the wall support is in the second position, and, when a sufficient amount of force is applied to the second support arm, the second support arm being forced out of the detent so as to pivot with respect to the base member towards the first support arm. 15. The wall support according to claim 14, wherein the first support arm comprises a second retention ear on an opposing side of the first support arm from which the first retention ear extends. 16. The wall support according to claim 14, wherein the first retention ear comprises a first laterally compressible retention ear on a side of the first support arm and the first support arm further comprises a second laterally compressible retention ear on an opposing side of the first support arm from which the first retention ear extends. 17. A wall support for a liquid containment apparatus comprising: a first support arm comprising a pivot end and a first retention ear; anda second support arm pivotally secured to the pivot end of the first support arm, the second support arm being pivotably moveable between a first position proximate to the first support arm and a second position where the second support arm is at an angle greater than 0° relative to the first support arm; andthe first support arm comprising a central body extending outward from the pivot end, the central body having a first side edge and a second side edge with the first retention ear comprising a first laterally compressible retention ear cantilevered from the pivot end and extending outward along the first side edge of the central body, the first support arm further comprising a second laterally compressible retention ear cantilevered from the pivot end and extending outward along the second side edge of the central body. 18. The wall support according to claim 14, wherein each of the first and second retention ears comprises a cantilevered end, a free end and an exterior edge, each of the first and second retention ears having protrusions on the free ends. 19. The wall support according to claim 14, wherein the first support arm comprises a body to which the pivot end is secured and a head secured to the body by a neck that extends between the head and the body with the first retention ear comprising a first laterally compressible retention ear cantilevered from the head and extending along a first side edge of the neck toward the body. 20. The wall support according to claim 19, wherein the first support arm further comprising a second laterally compressible retention ear cantilevered from the head and extending along a second side edge of the neck toward the body.
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