Patent ID: 6033566
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A filter system for continuously removing solid matter from a wastewater, comprising:a first filter chamber having an inlet port and an outlet port;a first filter assembly operably positioned in the first filter chamber between the inlet port and the outlet port;a second filter chamber having an inlet port and an outlet port, the second filter chamber being constructed as a unitary member with the first filter chamber;a second filter assembly operably positioned in the second chamber between the inlet port and the outlet port;means for selectively introducing the wastewater into one of the first and second chambers via their respective inlet ports;means for passing the wastewater through the first filter assembly to separate solid matter from the wastewater so as to produce a first effluent and for discharging the first effluent from the first chamber via the outlet port thereof when the wastewater is being introduced into the first chamber; andmeans for passing the wastewater through the second filter assembly to separate solid matter from the wastewater so as to produce a second effluent and for discharging the second effluent from the second chamber via the outlet port thereof when the wastewater is being introduced into the second chamber.