Reclamation system for volatile solvents and apparatus therefor

Claim 1

IN A CLOSED RECLAMATION SYSTEM FOR DRY CLEANING FLUIDS AND OTHER FLUIDS FORMING FUMES INCLUDING FLITRATION, SETTLING, AND DISTILLATION PERIODS, A FLUID SUPPLY TANK, A FLUID PRESSURE PUMP HAVING A SUCTION SIDE CONNECTED TO SAID FLUID SUPPLY TANK, SAID FLUID PRESSURE PUMP ALSO HAVING A PRESSURE SIDE, A FILTER CONNECTED TO SAID PRESSURE SIDE OF SAID PUMP, SAID FILTER HAVING A CLEANOUT COUPLING, A UNITARY DISTALLATION AND SETTLING UNIT INCLUDING A SINGLE SETTLING AND EVAPORATION CHAMBER AND A DIRECTLY SUPERPOSED CONDENSING DOME AND HAVING INLET CONNECTION MEANS CONNECTED TO THE FILTER CLEANOUT COUPLING, VENT MEANS INCLUDING A TRAP CONNECTED TO SAID SETTLING AND EVAPORATION CHAMBER AT A LEVEL AT LEAST AS HIGH AS THAT OF SAID INLET CONNECTION MEANS AND BELOW THE CONDENSING DOME AND FURTHER CONNECTED BACK TO SAID FLUID SUPPLY TANK TO THEREBY LIMIT THE HEIGHT OF FROTHING AND TO RETURN VAPORS OF THE FLUID OCCURING DURING TURBULENCE THEREOF TO SAID FLUID SUPPLY TANK, A TAP OF CONNECTION LOCATION BELOW THE LEVEL OF SAID CHAMBER INLET CONNECTION MEANS AND CONNECTED TO SAID FLUID SUPPLY TANK, AND CONDENSATE COLLECTION MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID FLUID SUPPLY TANK TO SUPPLY DISTILLED FLUID CONDENSATE THERETO UPON DISTILLATION WITHIN THE EVAPORATION CHAMBER.