Apparatus for separating floating pollutants
OwnerLarry Evan Dallamoreinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for separating floating pollutants from a body of water. A vessel has an opening in at least one side to define an inlet for the pollutant and the top water layer. There are means within the vessel to impart a whirlpool motion to the admitted pollutant and water in which the pollutant forms a thickened upper layer. A nozzle is positioned at about the center of the means to impart whirlpool motion. The nozzle projects upwardly. A separator is positioned beneath the nozzle whereby floating pollutants can be removed from the top of the separator and water from the bottom of the separator.
Claims6
An apparatus for separating floating pollutants from a body of water comprising:
- a self propelled boat;
- a compartment in the boat having a base;
- an opening in at least one side of the boat to define an inlet for the pollutant and the top water layer into said compartment;
- a water tight door to closed the opening;
- a nozzle at about the centre of the compartment providing an outlet from the compartment downwardly;
- said base of the compartment being formed of a first surface inclined downwardly from the side of the compartment towards the nozzle and a second surface extending downwardly from the nozzle to meet the first surface;
- a channel defined where the first and second surfaces meet;
- projecting ribs formed on the first surface to impart unidirectional, whirlpool motion to the pollutants and water admitted to the compartment through the opening;
- a tank below the base of the compartment having an opening aligned with but spaced from the nozzle in the compartment;
- a first conduit leading from the opening towards the base of the tank but stopping short of the bottom of the tank to define a space to permit water in the conduit to pass from the conduit through the space and into the tank, the pollutant passing from the top of the conduit to a space other than that occupied by the water whereby water and the floating pollutant are separated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.