MULTIPLE SECTION CYLINDRICAL CONTAINER Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: materials handling facilities; storage and transportation of at least two heterogeneous materials. SUBSTANCE: container 10 divided longitudinal into two parts consists of two semicylindrical segments 12, 14, each having two semiround end face walls 12a, 14a. The latter are connected by side semicylindrical wall 12c, 14c mainly rectangular flat wall dividing end face walls. Drain holes 12j, 14j, closed by plugs are made in each upper face wall of container. Longitudinal keyway is made in flat wall of one of barrel segments to form detachable key joint together with longitudinal drawn key. Key is made in form of projection on flat wall of other segment. When key and keyway are interconnected, two segments form closed cylindrical barrel. Flat walls of segments adjoining each other in barrel assembled by means of key joint form diametrically dividing partition inside barrel. Pairs of round stops 12g, 14 g projecting outside are found on semicylindrical segments of barrel. Stops are space longitudinally and are arranged close to partition. EFFECT: possibility of taking out content from any semicylindrical segment by simply changing vertical orientation of drain holes 12j, 14j closed by plugs by rolling over barrel arranged on side and setting it onto other stops. 14 cl, 8 dwg