Patent ID: 8597511

Claim:
A profiled strip for formation of honeycomb separator packages for a sedimenter, the profiled strip being trough-shaped and formed of: a pair of elongated base panels extending at an obtuse angle to each other, having joined-together inner edges, and opposite outer edges; respective side panels extending outward from the base-panel outer edges at obtuse angles to the respective base panels and each having an outer edge; and a tongue and groove connection system consisting essentially of: a single groove at the outer edge of each of the base panels, extending parallel to the respective base panel, and open toward the inner edge of the respective base panel; and a single tongue at the outer edge of each of the side panels, extending transverse to the respective side panel, and projecting from the respective outer edge transversely of the respective side panel such that a plurality of the strips can be joined together with each of the tongues engaged in the groove of another strip.