IP Library Granted Patent US 8,734,981
Granted Patent B2
US 8,734,981 · App. 11/690,273 · Granted May 27, 2014

Spill containment system and method with liner applied in liquid form

Inventor: Douglas Frazier (Claremont, CA)
Assignee: Environmental Compliance Solutions, LLC
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Patent No.
US 8,734,981
App. No.
11/690,273
Granted
May 27, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method are provided including a containment system for containing leaks or spills from at least one battery. Further provided is a liner formed in the containment system. Such liner is formed of a material capable of being applied to the containment system in a liquid form, whereafter the material solidifies for containing the leaks or spills from at least one battery.

Claims (30)

1. A method for forming a battery spill containment system comprising:

pouring a material to a containment system in a liquid form, said containment system comprising at least one containment rail for containing said liquid form material, said containment system being mounted to a floor of a housing for housing a plurality of batteries; and

waiting for the material to solidify while in said containment system;

wherein, after the pouring and the waiting, said battery spill containment system is formed over said floor and the material is suitable for containing leaks or spills from at least one battery of said plurality of batteries placed on a rack over said containment system.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the material solidifies after a predetermined amount of time.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the material is elastomeric.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the material includes polyurethane.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the material includes a moisture-curing polyurethane.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said material coats said containment system forming a liner on said containment system.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising placing another material over the solidified material for at least doing one of absorbing and neutralizing said leaks or spills.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein said another material is a pillow or a sock.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising placing a battery rack for holding the at least one battery over said solidified material.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising anchoring said at least one containment rail to a floor.

11. A method for forming a battery spill containment system comprising:

spraying a material to a containment system, said containment system comprising at least one containment rail for containing said material, said containment rail being mounted to a floor of a housing for housing a plurality of batteries; and

waiting for the material to solidify while in said containment system;

wherein, after the spraying and the waiting, said battery spill containment system is formed and the solidified material is suitable for containing leaks or spills from at least one battery of said plurality of batteries placed on a rack over said containment system.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the material is sprayed to the containment system in liquid form.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the material is sprayed utilizing an aerosol spray.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the material solidifies after a predetermined amount of time.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein the material is elastomeric.

16. The method of claim 11 wherein the material includes polyurethane.

17. The method of claim 11 wherein the material includes a moisture-curing polyurethane.

18. The method of claim 11 wherein said material coats said containment system forming a liner on said containment system.

19. The method of claim 11 further comprising placing another material over the solidified material for at least doing one of absorbing and neutralizing said leaks or spills.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein said another material is a pillow or a sock.

21. The method of claim 11 further comprising placing a battery rack for holding a battery over said solidified material.

22. The method of claim 11 further comprising anchoring said at least one containment rail to the floor.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein said at least one containment rail comprises a plurality of containment rails coupled to each other defining a perimeter of said spill containment system over the floor.

24. The method of claim 10 wherein said at least one containment rail comprises a plurality of containment rails coupled to each other defining a perimeter of said spill containment system over the floor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2013
From: EXPO POWER SYSTEMS, INC. DBA ENVIROGUARD
To: ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 031470/0738 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2007
From: FRAZIER, DOUGLAS
To: EXPO POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 019184/0707 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation In Part 10155417 · May 22, 2002
Continuation 09602276 · Jun 23, 2002
Continuation In Part 09428192 · Oct 27, 1999
Related Publication 20070181576A1 · Aug 9, 2007