Low cost grease removal system
AssigneeThermaco, Inc.
InventorsWilliam C. Batten, Bruce W. Kyles
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Abstract
A low cost oil, grease removal assembly includes a rotomolded plastic container having an inlet and an outlet; a rotomolded plastic basket support located at the inlet inside the container; a rotomolded plastic outlet baffle located in the container at the outlet; a plurality of container cover sections including a first section to cover the basket support, a second container cover section having an oil, grease removal mechanism downstream of the basket support and upstream of the outlet baffle, and a third container cover section to cover the outlet baffle.
Claims42
A oil, grease and solid removal assembly comprising:
- a container with a plurality of sectional covers for receiving and holding effluent water containing oil, grease and solid waste to be removed from said effluent water;
- at least one rotatable disk supported by one of the sectional covers in a partially immersed position within the body of effluent water and in contact with the oil and grease;
- a drive mounted on one of said sectional covers in driving engagement to provide rotation of said disk when said drive is engaged;
- a trough mounted on one of said sectional covers in engaging relation to opposite sides of said rotatable disk;
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- a scraper blade mounted on said trough so that the scraper blade extends from said trough into sliding engagement with a side of said disk, said disk, scraper blade and trough cooperatively disposed and structured to direct oil and grease from said disk along said scraper blade along said trough for collection in a storage container.
A cover unit for a cost oil, grease and solid removal assembly comprising:
- three sectional covers hinged together, including an center section and outer sections,
- the center section having
- at least one rotatable disk for partial immersion within the body of effluent water in a container on which the cover may be put;
- a drive in driving engagement to provide rotation of the disk when the drive is engaged;
- a trough straddling the disk;
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- at least one scraper blade mounted on the trough so that the scraper blade extends from the trough into sliding engagement with a side of the disk, the disk, scraper blade and trough cooperatively disposed and structured to direct oil and grease from the disk along said the scraper blade along the trough into a storage container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.