Stationary Shipping Container Oriented with Longitudinal Axis Perpendicular to a Supporting Surface

Abstract

Disclosed is an environmentally resistant shipping container removable from a supporting surface, the shipping container having a longest dimension of at least 3 meters defining a longitudinal axis of the shipping container, wherein the shipping container is oriented with the longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the supporting surface. Also disclosed is a use of the shipping container and a method for installing the shipping container.

1 . An environmentally resistant shipping container removable from a supporting surface, the shipping container having a longest dimension of at least 3 meters defining a longitudinal axis of the shipping container, wherein the shipping container is oriented with the longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the supporting surface. 
     
     
         2 . The shipping container of  claim 1  configured substantially as a rectangular cuboid. 
     
     
         3 . The shipping container of  claim 2  secured to the supporting surface with one or more anchors. 
     
     
         4 . The shipping container of  claim 3  wherein the one or more anchors are coupled to the shipping container at one or more of the corners of the rectangular cuboid abutting the supporting surface. 
     
     
         5 . The shipping container of  claim 3  wherein two anchors are secured to each longitudinal face of the rectangular cuboid, and wherein each anchor is positioned at a corner of the rectangular cuboid abutting the supporting surface. 
     
     
         6 . The shipping container of  claim 1  wherein the supporting surface comprises concrete or cement. 
     
     
         7 - 32 . (canceled) 
     
     
         33 . The shipping container of  claim 1  comprising an inlet port or outlet port for the flow of a liquid. 
     
     
         34 . (canceled) 
     
     
         35 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , wherein the shipping container is configured as a metal frame. 
     
     
         36 . The shipping container of  claim 35  enclosing a tank container. 
     
     
         37 . Use of an environmentally resistant shipping container removable from a supporting surface, the shipping container having a longest dimension of at least 3 meters defining a longitudinal axis of the shipping container, wherein the shipping container is oriented with the longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the supporting surface. 
     
     
         38 - 46 . (canceled) 
     
     
         47 . The use according to  claim 37  wherein the shipping container is used to store one or more items. 
     
     
         48 . The use according to  claim 47  wherein the one or more items is liquid. 
     
     
         49 . The use according to  claim 47  wherein the one or more items is solid. 
     
     
         50 . The use according to  claim 47  wherein the one or more items is water or wastewater. 
     
     
         51 - 72 . (canceled) 
     
     
         73 . A method for removably installing an environmentally resistant shipping container on a supporting surface, the shipping container having a longest dimension of at least 3 meters defining a longitudinal axis of the shipping container, the method comprising orienting the longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the supporting surface. 
     
     
         74 - 78 . (canceled) 
     
     
         79 . The method of  claim 73  further comprising supporting the shipping container at its base with an environmentally resistant second shipping container removable from the supporting surface, the second shipping container having a longest dimension of at least 3 meters defining a second longitudinal axis of the second shipping container, wherein the second shipping container is oriented with the second longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the supporting surface. 
     
     
         80 . The method of  claim 79  wherein the shipping container is mounted atop the second shipping container and secured to a top face of the second shipping container. 
     
     
         81 . The method of  claim 73  further comprising supporting the shipping container with a building or structure. 
     
     
         82 - 105 . (canceled) 
     
     
         106 . The method of  claim 73  further comprising bracketing the shipping container to an environmentally resistant third shipping container removable from the supporting surface, the third shipping container having a longest dimension of at least 3 meters defining a longitudinal axis of the third shipping container. 
     
     
         107 - 108 . (canceled) 
     
     
         109 . The use according to  claim 47 , wherein the one or more items is selected from the group consisting of a liquid storage tank; a dry product; a bioreactor tank; a water tower; an anaerobic reactor; a liquid chemical feed or dosing system; a powder chemical feed or dosing system; a dry powder; an aeration tank; an air stripping tank; a moving bed reactor; a sequencing batch reactor; a sand filter; a multimedia filter; a ceramic filter; a carbon filter; a biofilter; and a biotrickling filter.