发明名称 |
Floating Roof Reel Type Ground |
摘要 |
In a fluid reservoir tank such as an oil tank, the metal roof floats. The American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice (RP) number 545 requires a floating roof to tank resistance of less than 30 milli-ohms. The improved cable system uses a preferred aluminum braided cable to provide low resistance combined with resistance to sour fluids. Prior art used copper and tinned copper braided cables. The new reel is factory pre-assembled and tensioned using a new cable guide with a cable stop bar which stops a cable stop attached near the end of the (approximately 80 foot) cable. A new spring assembly increased tension and extends cable life by minimizing slack in the cable. |
申请公布号 |
US2016244255(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.08.25 |
申请号 |
US201615006487 |
申请日期 |
2016.01.26 |
申请人 |
Lightning Eliminators |
发明人 |
Chynoweth Kirk S.;Howard Lee B. |
分类号 |
B65D90/46;B65D88/34 |
主分类号 |
B65D90/46 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. In a fluid/liquid storage tank with a sidewall and a floating roof floating atop the fluid/liquid, an improved grounding system comprising:
a reel connected to the sidewall; said reel having a low impedance conductor for lightning related frequencies connected to the floating roof; said conductor comprising a bare braided aluminum cable; said reel having a take up spool which keeps any slack out of the conductor and maintains a shortest fractional length; said spool having a rewind spring assembly that produces about 80 to about 90 pounds of rewind tension at a maximum payout; said reel having a cable guide with a built in cable stop anchor and a low resistance connection to a spool axle; wherein an excess length of said conductor is wound around said take up spool thereby shorting together adjacent sections of said conductor wound around said take up spool; said conductor having a cable stop; and said reel having a U shaped mounting bracket that bolts to a flat indent on a left end of the spool axle and to a flat indent on a right end of the spool axle. |
地址 |
Boulder CO US |