Separator for immiscible fluids

Claim 1

A SEPARATOR FOR IMMISICILBE LIQUIDS, ONE OF WHICH IS HEAVIER THAN THE OTHER, COMPRISING A HEAD HAVING AN INLET FOR THE MIXED LIQUIDS AND AN OUTLET FOR THE LIGHTER OF THE TWO LIQUIDS, A SHELL ADAPTED TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE HEAD IN A DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING POSITION AND HAVING AN UPPER END PORTION THAT SEALINGLY ENGAGES THE HEAD AND A CLOSED LOWER END, A CENTER PIPE SECURED TO THE HEAD IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID INLET AND EXTENDING CENTRALLY DOWNWARDLY FROM THE HEAD, A COALESCER CARTRIDGE AND A SEPARATOR CARTRIDGE MOUNTED ON THE PIPE IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE SEPARATOR CARTRIDGE ABOVE THE COALESCER CARTRIDGE, A SEALING GASKET ON THE PIPE BETWEEN THE TWO CARTRIDGES AND SAID PIPE HAVING AN OPENING LEADING TO THE INTERIOR OF THE COALESCER CARTRIDGE SO THAT THE MIXED LIQUIDS ARE DELIVERED BY THE PIPE TO THE COALESCER CARTRIDGE TO PASS OUTWARDLY THERETHROUGH AND THEN TO THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE SEPARATOR CARTRIDGE TO PASS INWARDLY THROUGH THIS CARTRIDGE TO SURROUND THE PIPE AND FLOW ALONG THE PIPE TO SAID OUTLET, MEANS FOR CLAMPING THESE CARTRIDGES ON THE PIPE SO THAT THEY ARE SUPPORTED BY THE HEAD INDEPENDENTLY OF THE SHELL, THREADED MEANS AT THE OUTER END OF THE PIPE FOR REMOVABLY CLAMPING THE SHELL TO THE HEAD, AND AN OUTLET FOR DRAINING THE SEPARATED HEAVIER LIQUID FROM THE SHELL.