Spill retrieval mechanism for removing a spilled substance from a liquid surface
OwnerRoyd H. Ellisinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a spill retrieval mechanism for removing a spilled substance from a liquid surface and placing the substance in a reservoir which includes a trough having a conveyor operatively disposed thereon, a motor system for driving the conveyor, a scoop associated with the trough for directing the liquid and substance to the conveyor, a surface on the conveyor for retaining the spilled substance thereon, and a removal device extending between the conveyor and an associated reservoir to remove the substance from the conveyor and place it into the reservoir. The device also includes structure to alter the angulation of the trough and conveyor to different angles of attack based on the requirements and particular job application.
Claims9
A spill retrieval mechanism for removing a spilled substance such as oil from a liquid surface such as water and placing the substance in a reservoir comprising, in combination:
- trough means extending between the liquid and said reservoir, said trough is formed with a bottom surface having a pair of spaced parallel upwardly extending side walls provided with a clearance from said conveyor means and a plurality of outlets below said conveyor means to allow water to pass therethrough, an inlet chute having a leading edge which flares outwardly, and complementarily formed diverging outwardly flared side walls which communicate and extend to said parallel walls,
- conveyor means operatively disposed on said trough and driven to cause the oil to be carried on a top face thereof,
- angulation means operatively connected to said trough to vary the angle of attack of said trough to the liquid,
- retention means on said conveyor for holding the substance on said top face while allowing the liquid to run off,
- and removal means extending between said conveyor and said reservoir to place the substance in said reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.