Patent ID: 8505734

Claim:
An apparatus for removing magnetic materials from a liquid solution, the apparatus comprising: a frame supporting a first pulley and a second pulley distal said first pulley; an endless conveyor belt rotating about said first pulley and said second pulley, said conveyor belt having a plurality of protruding generally U shaped protrusions integrally formed on an outward facing surface thereof; wherein said conveyor belt has an upper forward run moving in a forward direction from said first pulley to said second pulley and a lower rearward run moving in a rearward direction from said second pulley to said first pulley; a longitudinally extending magnet housing interposed between said forward run of said conveyor belt and said rearward run of said conveyor belt and interposed between said first pulley and said second pulley; at least one longitudinally extending magnet substantially sealingly enclosed in said magnet housing; wherein a bottom portion of said magnet housing that is interposed between said magnet and said rearward run is at least six times thicker than a top portion of said magnet housing that is interposed between said magnet and said forward run; a scraper assembly adjacent said second pulley and longitudinally beyond said at least one longitudinally extending magnet housing, said scraper assembly having a rotatable magnetic drum and a scraper immediately adjacent said magnetic drum.