(19)
(11) EP 0 049 168 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.05.1982 Bulletin 1982/19

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.04.1982 Bulletin 1982/14

(21) Application number: 81304525

(22) Date of filing: 30.09.1981
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE

(30) Priority: 01.10.1980 GB 8031622

(71) Applicant: Parkins, Malcolm Frederick
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(72) Inventor:
  • Parkins, Malcolm Frederick
     ()

   


(54) Fluid storage device


(57) Gas or light liquid is stored in an open bottomed floating container device stabilised by peripherally disposed vertical buoyancy/balancing units part in and part out of the surrounding liquid which units give differential buoyancy forces on disturbance of the device from a uniform floating attitude.






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