Patent ID: 7011752

Claim:
A wastewater separator to separate waste from a mixed wastewater stream before said mixed wastewater stream is directed into a sewer system, said mixed wastewater stream including one or more of heavy waste, light waste and water, said wastewater separator comprising: a separation container having a width and a floor; a wastewater inlet to said separation container; and a wastewater outlet from said separation container; said separation container comprising: a wastewater stream director within said container, said wastewater stream director being sized, shaped and positioned relative to said wastewater inlet to direct said wastewater stream along a preferred flow path to permit said light waste to separate from said wastewater stream in a first direction to a collection area and to permit said heavy waste to separate from said wastewater stream in a second direction towards a heavy waste removal area; and a flow-directing outlet baffle having an outlet at said wastewater outlet and extending downward toward said floor of said container and extending inwardly across said floor of said container toward said heavy waste removal area, said flow-directing outlet baffle being positioned within said container for directing said wastewater stream to said wastewater outlet from said heavy waste removal area to remove said heavy waste from said separation container; said flow-directing outlet baffle having an inlet extending across said container adjacent to said heavy waste removal area and having a height sufficient to accelerate flow through said inlet to suck said heavy waste away so as to cause the heavy waste to be carried out of the separation container with said wastewater stream.