Vibratory apparatus for separating liquid from liquid laden solid material

A vibratory apparatus for separating a liquid from the liquid-laden solid material, the apparatus comprising:

• a first separating unit having:
• an inclined trough having a base, the trough defining a solids discharge point and a liquid drainage point;
• a deck attached to the trough base, the deck defining support points positioned above the base and spaced by a distance sufficient to support the solid material above the deck, and passages located between the support points to allow the liquid to flow to the deck;
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• a vibratory drive attached to the trough and oriented to impart a conveying motion toward the trough second end, wherein the solid material deposited onto the deck is advanced toward the solids discharge point by the conveying motion while the liquid flows along the trough base toward the liquid drainage point end under gravity;
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• an second separating unit having:
• an inclined trough having a central portion positioned below the trough second end of the first separating unit, the trough having a base and defining a solids discharge point and a liquid drainage point;
• a deck attached to the trough base, the deck defining support points positioned above the base and spaced by a distance sufficient to support the solid material above the deck, and passages located between the support points to allow the liquid to flow to the deck;
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• a vibratory drive attached to the trough and oriented to impart a conveying motion towards the trough second end, wherein solid material deposited onto the deck is advanced toward the solids discharge point by the conveying motion while the liquid flows along the trough base toward the liquid drainage point under gravity.