Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Metal insert fitting for material storage tanks
- Patent Title (中): 用于材料储罐的金属插入件
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Application No.: US13083888Application Date: 2011-04-11
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Publication No.: US08348090B2Publication Date: 2013-01-08
- Inventor: David L. Crager , Douglas J. Murphy
- Applicant: David L. Crager , Douglas J. Murphy
- Applicant Address: DE Frankfurt am Main
- Assignee: ROTO Engineering GmbH
- Current Assignee: ROTO Engineering GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: DE Frankfurt am Main
- Agency: Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
- Main IPC: B65D6/40
- IPC: B65D6/40

Abstract:
A bulk storage container includes a tank with a “full drain” outlet, and a coupler attached to the outlet, in which the full drain outlet and coupler utilize a metal-on-metal threaded connection to create a fluid-tight seal therebetween. The polymer coupler includes a metal insert with internal threads, and the tank includes a metal insert with external threads corresponding to the internal threads of the coupler insert. The metal inserts are integrally molded within the walls of the tank and coupler, respectively. Advantageously, the threaded metal inserts provide a rigid structural connection between the tank and coupler that is highly durable and leak resistant. In addition to the threaded fluid-tight seal, a shoulder of the coupler abuts a corresponding face formed on the tank, with a gasket between the shoulder and face to provide a secondary seal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110247956A1 METAL INSERT FITTING FOR MATERIAL STORAGE TANKS Public/Granted day:2011-10-13
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