Inventors:
Bryant A. Zavitz - Dunwoody GA
James B. Tysse - Yorkville IL
William J. Czaska - Bolingbrook IL
Steven R. Brock - Wheaton IL
Assignee:
Tindall Corporation - Petersburg VA
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company - Plainfield IL
International Classification:
E04H 1230, E03B 1112
Abstract:
An elevated water storage tank comprises a reservoir supported by a pedestal with a concrete bell portion supporting a cylindrical shaft section that is no more than one quarter the width of the reservoir. The bell portion has a polygonal cross-section with sloping sides and is constructed of a series of upstanding segments having relatively long lower edges, relatively short upper edges, and converging side edges. The cylindrical shaft section is situated on top of the bell portion with the reservoir situated atop the cylindrical shaft. The cylindrical shaft formed of a plurality of sections extending from the bell portion to the reservoir.