Patent ID: 7824549

Claim:
An assembly for removing grit particles from a fluid having a flow, the assembly comprising: a tank having walls for holding fluid for separation of grit particles from the fluid, the walls including a front wall, a rear wall, and two side walls extending between the front wall and the rear wall, the tank including a center between the front wall and the rear wall; a fluid inlet for flow of fluid into the tank, the inlet positioned adjacent the front wall; a fluid outlet for flow of fluid from the tank, the outlet positioned adjacent the rear wall; an inlet diffusion baffle assembly including a baffle positioned immediately adjacent the fluid inlet to direct fluid flow toward the two side walls and a lower chamber of the tank; and an outlet baffle assembly including a baffle positioned in a rear of the tank at an upward slope from the center of the tank toward the fluid outlet configured to direct fluid flow toward the center of the tank.