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US 4,053,416 AGranted
Filter press assembly
AssigneeAir Filters, Inc.
InventorsLaurence M. Howard, Robert Schaaf
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AssigneeAir Filters, Inc.
InventorsLaurence M. Howard, Robert Schaaf
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A filter press having a number of filter plates, each of which includes a center hole, with a filter cloth hanging over each filter plate. The filter cloths include a corresponding center hole, and a flexible coupling member having a tubular stem with a flanged base, wherein the flanged base is positioned around the hole on one side of the cloth. The tubular stems are inserted within a coupling cylinder which is positioned within the hole of the filter plate. A method is described for hanging the filter cloths onto the filter plate by inserting one of the stems into one end of the coupling cylinder, and then inserting the cylinder into the hole in the filter plate. A tool is then used to reverse the stem of the coupling member of another filter cloth, and then the same tool is removed permitting the restoration of the stem while positioning it within the other end of the coupling cylinder.
A method of hanging a filter cloth over the filter plate of a filter press, the filter plate having a center hole, the method comprising the steps of:
A filter press comprising at least one filter plate having a center aperture, a coupling cylinder positioned within said center aperture of said filter plate, first and second sections of filter cloth hanging on opposite sides of said filter plate, each section of said filter cloth having a center hole corresponding to said aperture of said filter plate, each filter cloth including a coupling member having a tubular stem with a flanged base, said flanged base being disposed around said hole in said cloth and connected on one side of said cloth facing said filter plate, said tubular stems being inserted within said coupling cylinder in a facing relationship with each other, outside diameters of said tubular stems being approximately equal to an inside diameter of said coupling cylinder to provide a tight fit therebetween, length of said coupling cylinder being approximately equal to length of said center aperture of said filter plate with said flanged bases being disposed against opposite ends of said coupling cylinder and against said opposite sides of said filter plate, and each of said tubular stems including flexible means for permitting said tubular stem to be reversed through said hole of said cloth into a mounting position with said tubular stem facing away from said filter plate and also for restoring said tubular stem to its original position when inserting at least one of said tubular stems into said coupling cylinder.
A filter cloth for hanging over a plate of a filter press, said filter cloth comprising a center hole adapted to correspond to a center aperture of the plate, said filter cloth including a coupling member having a tubular stem with a flanged base, said flanged base being disposed around said hole in said cloth and connected on one side of said cloth adapted to face the plate so that said tubular stem can be inserted into the center aperture of the plate, said tubular stem in its original position being disposed perpendicular to said flanged base and extending in a normal direction away from said hole in said cloth, said tubular stem including flexible means for permitting said tubular stem to be reversed through said hole of said cloth into a mounting position with said tubular stem extending normally outwardly from the opposite side of said cloth and also for restoring said tubular stem to said original position when inserting said tubular stem into the center aperture of the plate.
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