Carbon black filter

Claim 1

A BAG FILTER SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING CARBON BLACK FROM GASES CONTAINING CARBON BLACK IN SUSPENSION COMPRISING, IN OPERABLE COMBINATION, AN ENCLOSURE HAVING A FLOOR, A PLURALITY OF WALLS AND A ROOF, A PLURALITY OF OPENINGS IN SAID FLOOR, A SEPARATE FILTER BAG HAVING AN OPEN END FITTING EACH OPENING AND EXTENDING UPWARD IN SAID ENCLOSURE WITH ITS UPPER END TERMINATING BELOW SAID ROOF, MEANS INTERMEDIATE THE TOP ENDS OF THE FILTER BAGS AND THE ROOF RETAINING SAID BAGS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID WALLS HAVING A GIRT MEMBER PROVIDED WITH A VERTICALLY DOWNWARD PROJECTION FROM ITS INNERMOST PORTION ATTACHED TO THE INNER SURFACE THEREOF, ARE UPRIGHT SPLASH PLATE POSITIONED PARALLEL TO SAID AT LEAST ONE OF SAID WALLS INTERMEDIATE SAID FILTER BAGS AND SAID VERTICALLY DOWNWARD PROJECTION OF SAID GIRL MEMBER OF PROTECTING SAID FILTER BAGS FROM SPLASHING, AQUEOUS LIQUID, RESULTING FROM CONDENSATION OF MOISTURE ON SAID GIRL MEMBER AND DRIPPING OF THE AQUEOUS LIQUID ONTO SAID FLOOR.