What is claimed is:
1. A storage tank for flowable material such as liquids and granular material, said storage tank comprising:
a container of flexible material, wherein said flexible material comprising a base portion for engaging a supporting surface; and
at least one supporting post system mounted over said base portion and supported by said supporting surface,
wherein said flexible material extending upwardly from said base portion forms a side portion and an upper portion of said storage tank, and being secured to said supporting post system.
2. The storage tank of claim 1, wherein said storage tank comprises an upper cap positioned on said upper portion of said storage tank.
3. The storage tank of claim 1, further comprising support cables attaching said supporting post system to said supporting surface.
4. The storage tank of claim 1, wherein said supporting post system is hollow.
5. The storage tank of claim 1, wherein said supporting post system is a float.
6. The storage tank of claim I, wherein said at least one supporting post system comprises a plurality of supporting posts interconnected by a linking element.
7. The storage tank of claim 1, further comprising an outer support fabric over said flexible material.
8. The storage tank of claim 1, further comprising a covering sheet over said storage tank.
9. A storage tank for flowable material such as liquids and granular material, said storage tank comprising:
a container of flexible material, wherein said flexible material comprises a base portion for engaging a supporting surface; and
at least one support system positioned over said base portion,
wherein said flexible material extends upwardly from said base portion to form a side portion of said storage tank, and is secured to one of a support rim and said support system, wherein said support rim is positioned over said base portion.
10. The storage tank of claim 9, further comprising a plurality of cables attaching said support rim to said support system.
11. The storage tank of claim 9, wherein said support system is a hollow post.
12. The storage tank of claim 9, wherein said at least one support system comprises a plurality of supports interconnected by a linking element.
13. The storage tank of claim 9, further comprising an outer support fabric over said flexible material.
14. The storage tank of claim 9, further comprising a covering sheet over said storage tank.
15. A storage tank for flowable material such as liquids and granular material, said storage tank comprising:
a flexible bag having a side portion and an upper portion; and
at least one support structure contained within said flexible bag, said support structure positioned below said upper portion of said flexible bag,
wherein said flexible bag is secured to a supporting surface, and
wherein said support structure is secured to said supporting surface.
16. The storage tank of claim 15, wherein said flexible bag extends upwardly from said supporting surface, and is secured to one of a support rim and said support structure, wherein said support rim is positioned below said upper portion of said flexible bag.
17. The storage tank of claim 16, further comprising a plurality of cables attaching said support rim to said support structure.
18. The storage tank of claim 15, wherein said support structure is a hollow post.
19. The storage tank of claim 15, wherein said support structure is a float.
20. The storage tank of claim 15, wherein said at least one support structure comprises a plurality of supports interconnected by a linking element.
21. The storage tank of claim 15, further comprising an outer support fabric over said flexible material.
22. The storage tank of claim 15, further comprising a covering sheet over said storage tank.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed:
1. A device facilitating adjustment of a sight on each of a variety of firearms having different calibers by providing a visible mark on a target when the device is placed within a chamber of any of the firearms, said device comprising:
a) a housing;
b) a laser module energizeable within the housing to produce the mark at a position along a laser axis extending through the firearm’s barrel;
c) a power supply situated within the housing to energize the laser module; and
d) an outer sleeve fitting snugly around at least a portion of the housing, and having an external shape sized to fit snugly within a chamber of predetermined caliber for one of the firearms.
2. The device of claim 1 further including one or more additional sleeves each when placed in turn around at least a portion of the housing expands the outer dimension of the device to fit snugly within the chamber of a different caliber firearm.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein an outer periphery of the housing has a non-circular cross-sectional shape.
4. A device facilitating adjustment of a sight on each of a variety of firearms having different calibers by providing a visible mark on a target when the device is placed within a chamber of any of the firearms, said device comprising:
a) a housing;
b) a laser module energizeable within the housing to produce the mark at a position along a laser axis extending through the firearm’s barrel;
c) an outer sleeve fitting snugly around at least a portion of the housing, and having an external shape sized to fit snugly within a chamber of predetermined caliber for one of the firearms; and
d) a power supply situated within the sleeve and electrically coupled to the laser module.
5. The device of claim 4 further including one or more additional sleeves each when placed in turn around at least a portion of the housing expands the outer dimension of the device to fit snugly within the chamber of a different caliber firearm.
6. The device of claim 3, wherein an outer periphery of the housing has a non-circular cross-sectional shape.
7. A method of affixing a laser module within a housing, comprising:
providing a housing including an internal cavity;
inserting the laser module into the internal cavity;
aligning the laser module to a predeterminal position; and
permanently affixing the laser module to the housing.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the laser module is permanently affixed to the housing using an epoxy.