Understøtning til en metalbeholder, som er underkastet betydelig ekspansion og kontraktion på grund temperaturændringer.

摘要

A vessel supported by a plurality of rigid members, each of said rigid members being supported at the bottom on a base by at least two pivots, and each of said rigid members being pivotally connected at the top to the vessel at spaced apart locations such as below or about the periphery thereof. The rigid members permit expansion and contraction of the vessel, such as during post-weld heat treatment, internal pressure testing of the vessel, or when the vessel is subjected to a wide temperature cycle during use such as for storage of a cryogenic liquid on land or in a barge or ship.