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US 6,371,301 B1Granted
Screen basket for shale shakers
AssigneeVarco I/P, Inc.
InventorsDavid L. Schulte, Charles N. Grichar
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AssigneeVarco I/P, Inc.
InventorsDavid L. Schulte, Charles N. Grichar
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A screen mounting basket for a vibratory separator for separating components of material introduced into the basket, the vibratory separator including a collection receptacle beneath the basket, the basket including two opposed spaced-apart side walls having first ends and second ends, the first ends spaced-apart by an end wall connected to each of the side walls, at least one opening through the end wall or one of the side walls, at least one secondary screen within or outside the basket over said at least one opening, at least one basket screen within the basket, and the at least one secondary screen and the at the at least one basket screen for separating a first component from the material, the first component flowing through the at least one secondary screen into the collection receptacle without flowing through the basket screen. The basket screen may be deleted and all fluid flow may be out from the secondary screen or screens. Such a basket with at least one side opening and a side screen over the side opening. A vibratory separator with such a basket.
A screen mounting basket for a vibratory separator for separating components of material introduced into the basket, the vibratory separator including a collection receptacle beneath the basket, the basket comprising
A screen apparatus for a vibratory separator, the vibratory separator having a basket, the vibratory separator for separating components of material introduced into the basket, the vibratory separator including a collection receptacle beneath the basket, the screen apparatus comprising
A vibratory separator system for separating components from a liquid-solid mixture fed to the vibratory separator system, the vibratory separator system comprising
A method for separating components of a material with a vibratory separator, the vibratory separator having a screen mounting basket into which the material is introduced, the vibratory separator including a collection receptacle beneath the basket, the basket comprising two opposed spaced-apart side walls having first ends and second ends, the first ends spaced-apart by an end wall connected to each of the side walls, a basket bottom opening between the two spaced-apart side walls, basket bottom screening apparatus at the basket bottom opening, at least one basket aperture not through the basket bottom opening, at least one aperture screen over the at least one basket aperture, and the at least one aperture screen and the bottom screening apparatus for separating a component material from the material introduced into the basket, the separated component material flowing into the collection receptacle, the method comprising
A method for separating components of a material with a vibratory separator, the vibratory separator having a screen mounting basket into which the material is introduced, the vibratory separator including a collection receptacle beneath the basket, the basket comprising two opposed spaced-apart side walls having first ends and second ends, the first ends spaced-apart by an end wall connected to each of the side walls, a basket bottom opening between the two spaced-apart side walls, at least one end opening through the end wall, at least one end screen over the at least one end opening, at least one basket screen over the basket bottom opening, and the at least one end screen and the at least one basket screen for separating a component from the material, the separated, component flowing into the collection receptacle, the method comprising
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