Patent ID: 9375659
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: B01D,C02F,E03F

Claim Text:
1. A solids containment device for use in a hydromechanical grease or solids interceptor having a wastewater inflow aperture and a wastewater outflow aperture allowing a wastewater stream to pass through the interceptor, said solids containment device comprising: a containment body having (a) walls defining a chamber with an open top, (b) a wastewater inflow opening, and (c) a wastewater outflow opening, said containment body being sized and shaped to be removably carried within said interceptor with said inflow opening aligned with said inflow aperture to permit said wastewater stream flowing into said interceptor through said inflow aperture to flow into said chamber through said inflow opening and out from said chamber through said outflow opening; and at least one solids separating screen removably carried by said containment body within said chamber between said wastewater inflow opening and said wastewater outflow opening, said at least one solids separating screen having screen openings sized for blocking the passage of solids above a predetermined size while permitting the passage of fats, oils and grease; wherein said wastewater outflow opening from said chamber is positioned on said containment body to direct said wastewater stream direction generally downwardly in said interceptor and away from said outflow aperture; wherein said containment body comprises at least one generally vertical slot for releasably retaining said at least one solids separating screen within said body; wherein said containment body comprises a lid and said at least one solids separating screen may be removed upwardly from said slot when said lid is open; wherein said lid comprises rounded slots which can act as handles to manually lift said containment body when said lid is open; wherein said lid is hinged to said containment body and consists of two overlapping panels in the closed position; and wherein said lid comprises at least one spacing element which, in the closed position projects through at lease one of said rounded slots and engages an underside of a cover of said interceptor.