Connector between a pipe and a tank

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION WITH A METAL BOTTOM OF A TANK HAVING AT LEAST ONE OPENING AND A METAL PIPE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OPENING AND HAVING AN END PORTION POSITIONED INTERNALLY OF THE TANKS, A FLEXIBLE CONNECTOR THEREBETWEEN COMPRISING A SHORT SLEEVE HAVING A FLARED END TELESCOPED OVER THE END OF SAID PIPE POSITIONED IN THE TANK; A RADIAL FLANGE MOUNTED ON AND DEPENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID SLEEVE ADJACENT THE END OPPOSITE SAID FLARED END; A RING SECURED TO INSIDE OF THE TANK BOTTOM AND ENCIRCLING SAID OPENING; MEANS ON SAID PIPE END PORTION INSIDE THE TANK FOR SUPPORTING A GASKET; A FIRST RESILIENT GASKET ADJACENT THE END OF SAID PIPE MOUNTED IN GASKET-SUPPORTING MEANS AND SEALING THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID PIPE AND SAID SLEEVE; A SECOND RESILIENT GASKET ENCIRCLING SAID PIPE ADJACENT THE TANK BOTTOM AND SPACED FROM SAID FIRST SEAL FOR SEALING AGAINST THE PIPE THE FLARED END OF SAID SLEEVE AND THE TANK BOTTOM; AND BOLT MEANS MOUNTED BETWEEN AND SECURING SAID FLANGE AND RING TOGETHER WHEREBY TO PROVIDE RELATIVE LATERAL FLEXIBILITY BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE WALL OF THE OPENING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK.