Patent ID: 7591381
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A cover system for a clarifier tank having a combined effluent and influent trough separated by a dividing wall, said cover system comprising: a mounting bracket attached to an inboard wall of said influent trough; at least one openable cover panel attached to said mounting bracket; and an opposite support bracket located on said dividing wall between said influent and said effluent troughs, wherein said cover panel covers said effluent trough channel and is openable for cleaning of said effluent trough channel, wherein said dividing wall separating said effluent trough and said influent trough is irregularly shaped resulting in the relative widths of said influent and effluent troughs changing around the circumference of said tank and wherein said cover panel has a hinge portion and a support bracket portion, wherein only said support bracket portion is cut to fit said irregularly shaped dividing wall.