Vibrating filtering apparatus

Claim 1

A PRESSURE LEAF FILTER UNIT COMPISING AN ENCLOSED FILTER TANK, A FILTER LEAF ASSEMBLY WITHIN SAID TANK COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF HOLLOW FILTER LEAVES, A TIE ROD EXTENDING BETWEEN AND RIGIDLY INTERCONNECTING SAID FILTER LEAVES FOR VIBRATORY MOVEMENT AS A UNIT IN A GIVEN DIRECTION, TRACKWAY FIXED WITHIN THE TANK AND EXTENDING IN SAID GIVEN DIRECTION, HANGERS CARRIED BY SAID ASSSEMBLY AND SUPPORTING SAME FOR VIBRATORY MOVEMENT ALONG SAID TRACKWAY, SAID LEAVES RESPECTIVELY BEING PROVIDED WITH RELATIVELY AXIALLY ALIGNED DISCHARGE SLEEVES, EACH COMMUNICATING WITH THE HOLLOW INTERIOR OF ITS RESPECTIVE LEAF, A RIGID FILTRATE MANIFOLD FIXEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID FILTER LEAF ASSEMBLY IN AXIAL ALIGMENT AND IN COMMUNICATING RELATION WITH SAID SLEEVES, A FURTHER TIE ROD EXTENDING COAXIALLY THROUGH SAID DISCHARGE SLEEVES AND SAID MANIFOLD TO INTERCONNECT ALL OF SAME IN FLUID TIGHT COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THE HOLLOW INTERIOR OF EACH OF THE LEAVES THEREOF, SAID MANIFOLD EDTENDING FROM THE ASSEMBLY OUTWARDLY THROUGH THE WALL OF SAID TANK IN FLUID TIGHT MANNER FOR FREE VIBRATORY MOVEMENT WITH SAID FILTER LEAF ASSEMBLY.