Apparatus for recovering fluids floating on water
AssigneeMorris Industries Ltd.
InventorDavid E. Morris
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Abstract
An apparatus for recovering fluids floating on a body of water comprises a support structure and two rows of discs mounted on the support structure so the discs are in contact with the fluid. The discs of each row are spaced-apart coaxially along a shaft. There is a motor coupled to the shafts for rotating the shafts and the discs. Wipers contact the sides of the discs for wiping the fluid from the discs as the discs rotate and collect the fluid. The shafts are parallel and spaced-apart a distance such that the discs of the two rows interdigitate.
Claims21
An apparatus for recovering fluids floating on a body of water, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) two rows of discs, the discs of each said row being spaced-apart coaxially along a shaft means;
- (b) means for supporting the rows of discs so each of the discs has a lower portion in contact with the fluid and an upper portion above the surface of the fluid;
- (c) motor means coupled to the shaft means for rotating the shaft means and the discs;
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- (d) wiping means contacting the upper portions of the discs for wiping the fluid carried upwards by the discs as the discs rotate and for collecting the fluid wherein the wiping means comprises resilient wiper blades contacting the sides of the discs and a collector channel between adjacent discs of each said row, the wiper blades being mounted on the channels to deflect the fluid into the channels, and wherein each said disc has a top rotational position, each said wiper blade extending radially from near the center of an adjacent said disc to near the top rotational position;
- (e) the shaft means for the rows of discs being parallel and spaced-apart a distance such that the discs of said two rows interdigitate, the two rows of discs being contra-rotatable by the motor means and adjacent discs being spaced-apart a distance such that the fluid between the adjacent discs is raised towards the wiping means by a pumping action which lifts the fluid an initial distance towards the wiping means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.