Apparatus and method for removing impurities from water or wastewater
AssigneeRoberts Marketing DE, Inc.
InventorR. Lee Roberts
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Abstract
A filter for removing at least some impurities (e.g. foreign matter of any nature including a solid, a liquid or a gas) from water or wastewater. A vibrator operably associated with at least a portion of the filter for imparting a vibrational force to enhance any one or more of numerous aspects of the filtration process including: (i) installation of the filter and/or various components thereof; (ii) servicing of the filter and/or components thereof; and, (iii) operation of the filter during a filtration cycle and a cleaning cycle.
Claims20
An apparatus for filtering water or wastewater, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a filter having a filter compartment for removing impurities from influent;
- and,
- (b) a vibrator operably associated with said filter compartment for imparting a vibrational force to at least a portion of said filter compartment.
An apparatus for filtering water or wastewater, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a filter having a filter compartment including a filter bed having at least one layer of filter media for removing impurities from influent;
- (b) at least one fluid conduit for directing a fluid through said filter bed, at least a portion of said at least one fluid conduit is inserted in said filter bed;
- and,
- (c) a vibrator operably associated with said filter compartment for imparting a vibrational force to at least a portion of said filter bed to permit a portion of said at least one fluid conduit to be inserted into or removed from said filter bed.
An apparatus for filtering water or wastewater, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a filter having a filter compartment in which at least some impurities are removed from influent;
- (b) an air grid disposed in said filter compartment for directing air through at least a portion of said filter compartment, said air grid including a drop pipe, at least one header and at least one lateral;
- and,
- (c) an adapter operably associated with said drop pipe for permitting vertical adjustment of said drop pipe, said adapter forming an air chamber along a portion of said drop pipe between a first end of said drop pipe and a second end of said drop pipe, said drop pipe having at least one orifice in communication with said air chamber such that air from said air chamber can pass into said drop pipe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.