Patent ID: 6478954
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: B01D,E02B,E03F

Abstract:
A floatable-debris removal system comprising:an enclosure having an access door on the top thereof; a pair of vertical rails in the enclosure extending from the bottom thereof to the door, the rails having channels therein with openings at the top end of the rails; a floating-debris removal trap having a frame, an inlet end and a downstream end; and at least one guide element on the frame at the inlet end thereof, the guide elements configured to slide vertically in the channels of the rails and into and out of the openings therein; a vertical guide plate fixed to the enclosure and positioned to guide the downstream end of the frame as the trap is being guided by the guide elements sliding in the channels of the rails; and a service access ladder extending from the door to the bottom of the enclosure; the vertical guide plate being fixed to the ladder.