Abstract: A storage and transport container for a fluent material has a stiff outer vessel having an upright side wall formed of a grid of steel bars and a floor. The floor is inclined with respect to the horizontal downward to a predetermined low point at the side wall. An elastically flexible liner in the vessel has a side and a base respectively generally corresponding to the side wall and floor of the vessel and is provided at the low point with a drain fitting. The base is inclined when the liner is only partially filled with the fluent material to the horizontal to the low point at an angle substantially greater than that between the vessel floor and the horizontal but forms the same angle and lying on the floor when fully filled with the fluent material.

Abstract: A large-volume storage and transport container has a flexible wall inner vessel within an outer vessel of gridwork. The bottom of this outer vessel is likewise formed as a gridwork and stabilized by welding with additional bars if necessary. Pallet feet or other palletizing elements can be formed on the additional bars, welded to the bottom or otherwise attached thereto.

Abstract: A storage and transport container for a fluent material has a stiff outer vessel having an upright side wall formed of a grid of steel bars and a floor. The floor is inclined with respect to the horizontal downward to a predetermined low point at the side wall. An elastically flexible liner in the vessel has a side and a base respectively generally corresponding to the side wall and floor of the vessel and is provided at the low point with a drain fitting. The base is inclined when the liner is only partially filled with the fluent material to the horizontal to the low point at an angle substantially greater than that between the vessel floor and the horizontal but forms the same angle and lying on the floor when fully filled with the fluent material.

Abstract: A blow molded barrel having its peripheral top and bottom walls formed unitarily from thermoplastic synthetic resin has at least a lifting and transport ring formed at its upper edge at the junction of the top wall and the peripheral wall and welded to the barrel body. The ring has a trapezoidal head which is at least limitedly elastic and is connected to the weld flange by an intermediate region which is also at least limitedly elastic to reduce the transmission of shock and thereby improve the life of the well junction between the ring and the barrel body.