Apparatus and method for removing debris from water management systems
OwnerMatthew E. Raynorinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a debris catching and removing apparatus and method. For example, bar screens or grids for collecting and removing trash or debris from storm, waste water, or sewage systems, and mounting systems and methods therefore are provided. These apparatus and method may provide a long-lasting, light-weight, and low-cost debris screen screening solutions for removing trash or debris from, for example, storm, waste water, or sewage systems. The invention may be particularly applicable to small lift stations that use submersible pumps or surface mounted pumps that suction waste water from a wet well.
Claims20
A waste water system and apparatus, comprising:
- a well type basin for waste water retention having at least one wall and at least one inlet pipe formed through the at least one wall;
- a bar screen;
- a mounting bracket for attaching the bar screen to the at least one wall or at least one inlet pipe below a mouth of the at least one inlet pipe, so as to catch and remove unwanted debris from an incoming stream of fluid including debris, wherein the mounting bracket includes at least one block and at least one bar extending out from the at least one block, the at least one block providing alignment and mounting for the bar screen, wherein the bar screen and the mounting bracket has a quick connect/disconnect configuration to couple them together.
A retractable and/or removable debris screening and catching apparatus for removing debris from an inlet source of a basin, comprising:
- at least one inlet pipe;
- a screen basket;
- a mounting bracket attaching the screen basket to at least one wall or the at least one inlet pipe below a mouth of the at least one inlet pipe, so as to catch and remove unwanted debris from an incoming stream of fluid including debris, wherein the mounting bracket includes at least one mounting block, wherein the screen basket and mounting bracket includes a quick connect/disconnect configuration for mounting the screen basket to the mounting bracket and the at least one mounting block extending longitudinal along a center axis of the at least one inlet pipe and outward laterally relative to the mounting bracket perpendicular to the center axis of the at least one inlet pipe.
A waste water and/or storm water debris retention and removal apparatus, comprising:
- a quick detachable and attachable bar screen portion having a plurality of parallel bars and two sides that are larger or taller than and parallel with the plurality of parallel bars, and each of the plurality of parallel bars are spaced apart from one another so that liquids and small solids may pass through separations between the plurality of parallel bars and the two sides while debris may be retained by the plurality of parallel bars and the two sides, and in between the two sides, wherein the quick detachable and attachable bar screen further includes a cross member located and coupled to the two sides so as to allow a forward tilt to pre-position the quick detachable and attachable bar screen for easier seating in a mounting bracket and the tilt places the bar screen into position to mount quickly when seating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.