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US 8,999,166 B1Granted
Tank access hatch and cleaning method
OwnerAngel Torres-Collazoinventor
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Abstract
A specially designed hatch apparatus and method for entry to a water treatment chamber containing media for water treatment. The hatch's shape, specially embodied hatch/media gap seal and position allows normal chamber operation and access to the lower chamber cavity for cleaning and maintenance time through treatment media.
Claims1
A method for allowing access to the bottom of a water treatment chamber filled with water filtration media, said method comprising;
- entering a hatch formed of an impermeable material, wherein said hatch is shaped to allow travel through it by a human, wherein said hatch extends from above the operational water level of said chamber to a level significantly below the top of said media;
- travelling through said opening of dimensions significantly similar to those of said hatch extending through said media into the lower chamber cavity;
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- cleaning said media from below.
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