Patent ID: 6220534
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: B01D,B02C

Abstract:
Materials handling apparatus comprising:a. a liquid holding tank;b. tumbler means rotatably mounted within said tank; said tumbler means having a materials input end, a materials output end, and a wall between said input and output ends; said wall having a plurality of perforations sized to allow passage of materials of a preselected dimension;c. flight means mounted within said tumbler means for alternately lifting and dropping materials in said tumbler means, and for moving materials in said tumbler means from said input end to said output end;d. first means for collecting materials, said first collecting means mounted within said tank and below said tumbler means for collecting materials that pass through said perforated walls; ande. second means for collecting materials, said second collecting means mounted within said tank and below said tumbler means output end for collecting materials that pass out of said output end.