Patent ID: 7537689

Claim:
A filter apparatus for removing solid, material from an influent liquid in which the solids are contained comprising: a single chamber having an influent for receiving the influent liquid and an overflow; a plurality of filter modules mounted inside the chamber in parallel wherein said influent liquid passes through each one of the plurality of filter modules to create a filtered effluent liquid; each of the filter modules comprising at least two substantially coplanar grid support plates upon each of which is mounted a filter cloth, the grid support plates being substantially vertically linearly mounted in a C-shaped channel within the filter module and configured so that each grid support plate is individually removable from inside said chamber without the need to drain the chamber or enter the chamber; a wash apparatus disposed within the single chamber rotatable about an axis substantially perpendicular to the linearly mounted filter modules and having a plurality of ports; and a motor for rotating said wash apparatus, wherein upon rotation of said wash apparatus, said ports suction solid material from the filter cloths of the filter modules.