Silo or tank comprising several compartments or cells

Claim 2

A LARGE UPRIGHT CONTAINER HAVING A PLURALITY OF COMPARTMENTS AND COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS OUTER WALL OF CONCRETE; A PLURALITY OF INNER SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL SHEET METAL PANELS EXTENDING TRANSVERSE TO SAID OUTER WALL AND DIVIDING SAID CONTAINER INTO SAID PLURALITY OF COMPARTMENTS, SAID PANELS BEING FORMED AT LEAST IN PART WITH HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING CORRUGATIONS; SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL HOOK-SHAPED PROJECTIONS FIXED TO SAID PANELS AND PROJECTING BEYOND THE SIDE EDGES THEREOF FACING SAID OUTER WALL AND BEING EMBEDDED IN THE LATTER; AND AT LEAST ONE CONCRETE POST BETWEEN AND SUPPORTING THE OTHER SIDE EDGES OF SAID PANELS.

Claim 3

A LARGE UPRIGHT CONTAINER HAVING AN OUTER SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL AND SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS WALL AND A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL DIVIDING WALLS DIVIDING THE INTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER INTO A PLURALITY OF COMPARTMENTS, EACH OF SAID WALLS BEING FORMED FROM HORIZONTALLY CORRUGATED SHEET METAL PANELS HAVING SIDE EDGES SPACED FROM SIDE EDGES OF ADJACENT PANELS; A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL METAL PLATES RESPECTIVELY EXTENDING ALONG AND BEING FIXED TO OPPOSITE SIDE EDGES OF EACH PANEL SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL THERETO AND FORMING PART OF AN ENCLOSURE FOR A CONCRETE POST; AND AT LEAST ONE VERTICAL REINFORCING BAR ATTACHED TO EACH PLATE SPACED THEREFROM AND FORMING AT LEAST PART OF THE REINFORCEMENT OF THE RESPECTIVE CONCRETE POST; AND CONCRETE FILLING SAID ENCLOSURE AND EMBEDDING SAID REINFORCING BAR TO FORM BETWEEN SPACED SIDE EDGES OF ADJACENT PANELS REINFORCED CONCRETE POSTS CONNECTED TO SAID PANELS.

Claim 4

A LARGE UPRIGHT CONTAINER HAVING AN OUTER SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL AND SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS WALL AND A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL DIVIDING WALLS DIVIDING THE INTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER INTO A PLURALITY OF COMPARTMENTS, EACH OF SAID WALLS BEING FORMED FROM HORIZONTALLY CORRUGATED SHEET METAL PANELS HAVING SIDE EDGES SPACED FROM SIDE EDGES OF ADJACENT PANELS; A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL METAL PLATES RESPECTIVELY EXTENDING ALONG AND BEING FIXED TO OPPOSITE SIDE EDGES OF EACH PANEL SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL THERETO AND FORMING PART OF AN ENCLOSURE FOR A CONCRETE POST; AND AT LEAST ONE VERTICAL REINFORCING BAR ATTACHED TO EACH PLATE SPACED THEREFROM AND FORMING AT LEAST PART OF THE REINFORCEMENT OF THE RESPECTIVE CONCRETE POST; AND CONCRETE FILLING SAID ENCLOSURE AND EMBEDDING SAID REINFORCING BAR TO FORM BETWEEN SPACED SIDE EDGES OF ADJACENT PANELS REINFORCED CONCRETE POSTS CONNECTED TO SAID PANELS.