Patent ID: 6672462
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A filtration apparatus for filtering waste water containing particulate contaminants, said apparatus comprising:a) a housing having a bottom and an upwardly extending surrounding wall, and an inlet for receiving waste water containing particulate contaminants; b) a substantially planar filter element having an interwoven filtering material, said filter element being disposed in said housing and at least partially spanning said surrounding wall, said filter element being spaced between said bottom and said inlet of said housing at an angle thereby defining an upper end and a lower end of said filter element; c) a dividing wall extending from the lower end of said filter element to said bottom of said housing thereby defining an unfiltered water space and a filtered water space; d) a first discharge outlet in fluid communication with said filtered water space for discharging filtered waste water; e) a second discharge outlet in fluid communication with said unfiltered water space for discharging particulate contaminants; and f) an overflow outlet in said unfiltered water space having a T-fitting inlet.