Patent ID: 6905597

Claim:
A device for recovering the oil of an oil slick on a body of water, comprising: at least one first floating body ( 10 ) defining an inlet ( 11 ), open on one side in the direction of the oil slick and discharging into a channel ( 13 ) with opposed upstanding sidewalls ( 36 ) on the other side, a separating body ( 19 ) located within said channel and extending from one sidewall to the other sidewall transversely across the channel, said separating body being of a specific weight lighter than water and heavier than oil so that it is oriented spontaneously to a level of a separating layer ( 18 ) of the oil slick between the water ( 17 ) and the oil ( 16 ), an upper drain zone located within said channel above the separating body, and a separate lower drain zone located within said channel below the separating body ( 19 , 33 ), said separating body having a front separating edge ( 20 ) facing the oil slick essentially at a level of the separating layer ( 18 ) between the water ( 17 ) and the oil ( 16 ) so that the oil within the channel is directed over said separating body into the upper drain zone.