An outlet piece assembly for a horizontal plate and frame -type filter, such as a tower press

An outlet piece assembly for conducting filtrate out from a filtrate vat of a horizontal filter press, such as a tower press, the outlet piece assembly having an internal conduit for conducting said filtrate,

• wherein the outlet piece assembly comprises
• a base removably attachable to a filter press, and
• a lid removably fixed to the base,
• wherein the internal conduit is formed between the base and the lid, and runs between a vat end and a discharge end of the outlet piece assembly,
• wherein the outlet piece assembly comprises a recessed seat at the vat end thereof, into which a portion of a filtrate vat component, such as a vat liner, or a portion of the filtrate vat is receivable,
• wherein that the lid comprises one or more projections extending towards the base, and wherein the outlet piece assembly is configured for clamping a portion of the filtrate vat component, such as the vat liner, or a part of the filtrate vat, received in the recessed seat between the projections and the recessed seat, thereby securing the outlet piece assembly with respect to the portion of the filtrate vat.