Patent ID: 8286673

Claim:
An apparatus for recovering vapors during the dispensing of liquid from a dispensing tank to a receiving tank comprising: a rack opacity filtering system (ROFS); a loading arm for dispensing liquid in to the receiving tank from the dispensing tank wherein the loading arm is a scissors loading arm; a vapor recovery hood covering the receiving tank; and a vapor recovery duct attached to the hood for recovering vapors form the receiving tank; wherein the hood further comprises a second orifice and the vapor recovery duct is attached to the hood at the second orifice; wherein the hood further comprises a first orifice wherein the loading arm passes through the orifice; wherein the hood circumscribes the loading arm; and wherein the vapor recovery hood and vapor recovery duct attached to the hood further comprise a positive suction system to capture vapors released from the loading arm and receiving tank to provide vapor removal, odor control, and opacity elimination.