Septic tank filter system
OwnerRobert Gregory Hagopianinventor
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Abstract
A septic tank filter system includes a tank. The tank includes an inlet and an outlet, wherein the outlet is disposed on the tank below the inlet to enable a flow of wastewater to be gravity fed from the inlet to the outlet. A filter is positioned in the tank. The filter includes a frame. A filter media is disposed on the frame. The filter media is operable to filter the wastewater of waste material as the wastewater passes therethrough. A top opening is disposed on a top portion of the frame. A bottom of the top opening is located above the tank outlet and below the tank inlet. When the filter media is not clogged, a level of the wastewater remains below the top opening. When the filter media is clogged, the level of the wastewater rises until the wastewater flows over the top opening.
Claims20
A septic tank filter system, comprising:
- a tank comprising an inlet and an outlet, wherein the outlet is disposed on the tank below the inlet to enable a flow of wastewater to be gravity fed from the inlet to the outlet;
- and
- a first filter positioned in the tank, the first filter comprising:
- a first frame,
- a first filter media disposed on the first frame, the first filter media operable to filter the wastewater of waste material as the wastewater passes therethrough, and
- a top opening disposed on a top portion of the first frame, wherein a bottom of the top opening is located above the tank outlet and below the tank inlet;
- wherein when the first filter media is not clogged, a level of the wastewater remains below the top opening;
- and
- wherein when the first filter media is clogged, the level of the wastewater rises until the wastewater flows over the top opening.
A septic filter system, comprising:
- a tank comprising an inlet and an outlet, wherein the outlet is disposed on the tank below the inlet to enable a flow of wastewater to be gravity fed from the inlet to the outlet;
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- a plurality of first filters positioned in the tank such that the flow of wastewater flows through each filter of the plurality of first filters, each first filter of the plurality of first filters comprising:
- a first frame,
- a first filter media disposed on the first frame, the first filter media operable to filter the wastewater of waste material as the wastewater passes therethrough, and
- a top opening disposed on a top portion of the first frame, wherein a bottom of the top opening is located above the tank outlet and below the tank inlet;
- wherein when the first filter media of a one of the first filters of the plurality of first filters is not clogged, a level of the wastewater remains below the top opening of the one of the first filters;
- and
- wherein when the first filter media of a one of the first filters of the plurality of first filters is clogged, the level of the wastewater rises until the wastewater flows over the top opening of the one of the first filters.
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