Fiber washer

An improved U-shaped washer for cleaning fibrous materials comprising a plurality of roller mounted tines in one leg of said U-shaped washer to move said fibrous materials to the apex of the U-shaped washer while continuously submerging said fibrous materials;

• a deepened section at the apex of the U-shaped washer, and roller mounted paddles to move fiber from the apex of said U-shaped washer to the end of the other leg of said U-shaped washer, the improvement comprising means to remove water from the other leg of the U-shaped washer, cyclone means to remove particulate matter from the removed water, pump means to pressurize the removed water and conduit means to flow one part of said removed water tangentially into the apex of said U-shaped washer to thereby additionally propel fibrous materials through the apex of said U-shaped washer and another part upwardly into the other leg of said U-shaped washer to assist in centering the fibrous material in said other leg.