Hydraulic hold down for a water storage tank

Abstract

A hydraulic hold down has horizontal and vertical extending portions and a curved section connecting the two. The hold down is adapted to be placed at the juncture of a floor mat and circular side wall of a water storage tank to keep the floor mat in place and to reinforce the side wall. The hold down has a curvature that conforms to the curvature of the circular sidewall of the water storage tank.

1 . A hydraulic hold down for a circular water storage tank having a ground mat and a vertically extending side wall comprising:
 a horizontal planar portion adapted to overlay the ground mat;   a vertical extending portion adapted to engage the side wall of the tank; and   a curved portion connecting the horizontal planar portion to the vertically extending portion, the horizontal planar portion, the curved portion and the vertical extending portion forming an arcuate body that extends for less than a complete circle in a horizontal plan.   
     
     
         2 . A hydraulic hold down for a water storage tank as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising a reinforcing bar connected to the curved portion of the hydraulic hold down. 
     
     
         3 . A hydraulic hold down as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the reinforcing bar has an L-shaped cross section. 
     
     
         4 . A hydraulic hold down as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the hydraulic hold down is curved to conform to a circular side wall of the tank.