Tank Stand

Abstract

A tank base for supporting a conforming tank. A pair of base elements each includes mating edges which conform to one another. A connection joins the base elements, the connection having a connection channel along the mating edge of one of the base elements and a connection union along the mating edge of the other of the elements, with the connection channel and the connection union interengaging to form the connection. The base elements, when joined, form a support platform. In one form of the invention, the support platform supports a tank. In another form of the invention, a base cover, comprising a pair of cover elements, adjoins the support platform and has a planar surface for supporting a tank thereon.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tank base for supporting a conforming tank, comprising
 a. a pair of base elements, each base element including a mating edge, said mating edges conforming to one another, and   b. a connection for joining said base elements, said connection comprising
 i. a connection channel extending from and along the mating edge of one of said base elements, 
 ii. a connection union extending from and along the mating edge of the other of said base elements, said connection channel and said connection union interengaging to form said connection, 
   c. said base elements, when joined, forming a support platform.   
     
     
         2 . The tank base according to  claim 1 , in which each base element includes alternating support sections. 
     
     
         3 . The tank base according to  claim 2 , in which said support sections are wedge-shaped. 
     
     
         4 . The tank base according to  claim 3 , in which each support section is composed of a plurality of spaced ribs extending between opposite wedge sides, and including a wedge cap on one side of each wedge-shaped section. 
     
     
         5 . The tank base according to  claim 4 , in which said wedge caps for adjacent wedge-shaped sections alternate between the support platform and an underside of the tank base. 
     
     
         6 . The tank base according to  claim 1 , in which said support platform is concave. 
     
     
         7 . The tank base according to  claim 1 , in which said support platform includes a central aperture therethrough. 
     
     
         8 . The tank base according to  claim 1 , including a base cover adjoining said support platform, said base cover having one side conforming to said support platform and a generally planar opposite side. 
     
     
         9 . The tank base according to  claim 8 , in which said base cover comprises a pair of cover elements, each cover element including a mating side, said mating sides conforming to one another. 
     
     
         10 . The tank base according to  claim 9 , including a coupler for joining said cover elements, said coupler comprising
 a. a coupler channel extending from and along the mating side of one of said cover elements,   b. a coupler union extending from and along the mating side of the other of said cover elements, said coupler channel and said coupler union interengaging to form said coupler.   
     
     
         11 . A tank base for supporting a conforming tank, comprising
 a. a pair of base elements, each base element including a mating edge, said mating edges conforming to one another,   b. a connection for joining said base elements, said connection comprising
 i. a connection channel extending from and along the mating edge of one of said base elements, 
 ii. a connection union extending from and along the mating edge of the other of said base elements, said connection channel and said connection union interengaging to form said connection, 
   c. said base elements, when joined, forming a support platform,   d. a base cover adjoining said support platform, said base cover having one side conforming to said support platform and a generally planar opposite side,   e. said base cover comprising a pair of cover elements, each cover element including a mating side, said mating sides conforming to one another, and   f. a coupler for joining said cover elements, said coupler comprising
 i. a coupler channel extending from and along the mating side of one of said cover elements, 
 ii. a coupler union extending from and along the mating side of the other of said cover elements, said coupler channel and said coupler union interengaging to form said coupler. 
   g. said cover elements, when joined, forming a tank platform.   
     
     
         12 . The tank base according to  claim 11 , in which said support platform is concave. 
     
     
         13 . The tank base according to  claim 11 , in which each base element includes alternating support sections. 
     
     
         14 . The tank base according to  claim 13 , in which said support sections are wedge-shaped. 
     
     
         15 . The tank base according to  claim 14 , in which each support section is composed of a plurality of spaced ribs extending between opposite wedge sides, and including a wedge cap on one side of each wedge-shaped section. 
     
     
         16 . The tank base according to  claim 15 , in which said wedge caps for adjacent wedge-shaped sections alternate between the support platform and an underside of the tank base. 
     
     
         17 . The tank base according to  claim 11 , in which said support platform includes a central aperture therethrough.