Spray booth

Claim 1

A SPRAY BOOTH COMPRISING HOUSING MEANS PROVIDING A CHAMBER FOR RECEIVING SPRAY MATERIAL SUCH AS PAINT AND THE LIKE, MEANS FOR DIRECTING LIQUID INTO SAID CHAMBER FOR RECEIVING EXCESS SPRAY MATERIAL, LIQUID RECEIVING MEANS DISPOSED AT THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID HOUSING MEANS, GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED RUNWAY MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND DIRECTING THE FLOW OF CONTAMINATED LIQUID FROM SAID LIQUID RECEIVING MEANS, RESERVOIR MEANS FOR RECEIVING CONTAMINATED LIQUID DELIVERED TO SAID RUNWAY MEANS, MEANS FOR RETARDING THE HORIZONTAL FLOW OF CONTAMINATED LIQUID IN THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID RESERVOIR MEANS, SECOND MEANS FOR RETARDING THE HORIZONTAL FLOW OF CONTAMINATED LIQUID IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID RESERVOIR MEANS, DISCHARGE MEANS DISPOSED INTERMEDIATE THE UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID RESERVOIR MEANS FOR DIRECTING THE FLOW OF INTERMEDIATE, RELATIVELY UNCONTAMINATED LIQUID, AND MEANS FOR RETURNING SAID RELATIVELY UNCONTAMINATED LIQUID TO SAID CHAMBER.

Claim 3

THE METHOD OF SEPARATING SPRAY MATERIAL SUCH AS PAINT PARTICLES AND THE LIKE FROM LIQUID SUCH AS WATER WHICH INCLUDES THE STEPS OF DIRECTING WATER CONTAMINATED WITH SUCH SPRAY MATERIALS ALONG A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL PATH, DIRECTING SAID CONTAMINATED LIQUID DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID PATH INTO A RESERVOIR, RETARDING THE HORIZONTAL FLOW OF THE UPPER PORTION OF THE CONTAMINATED LIQUID IN SAID RESERVOIR TO PERMIT THE ACCUMULATION OF FLOATABLE SPRAY MATERIAL, RETARDING THE HORIZONTAL FLOW OF CONTAMINATED LIQUID IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID RESERVOIR TO PERMIT THE PERCIPITATION OF NON-FLOATABLE SPRAY MATERIAL, AND DIRECTING THE RELATIVELY UNCONTAMINATED LIQUID POSITION BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER LEVELS OF THE LIQUID IN SAID RESERVOIR TO AN AREA FROM WHICH SAID LIQUID MAY BE USED TO AGAIN RECEIVE SPRAY MATERIAL.

Claim 4

THE METHOD OF SEPARATING SPRAY MATERIAL SUCH AS PAINT PARTICLES AND THE LIKE FROM LIQUID SUCH AS WATER WHICH INCLUDES THE STEPS OF DIRECTING WATER CONTAMINATED WITH SUCH SPRAY MATERIALS ALONG A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL PATH, DIRECTING SAID CONTAMINATED LIQUID DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID PATH INTO A RESERVOIR, RETARDING THE HORIZONTAL FLOW OF THE UPPER PORTION OF THE CONTAMINATED LIQUID IN SAID RESERVOIR TO PERMIT THE ACCUMULATION OF FLOATABLE SPRAY MATERIAL, RETARDING THE HORIZONTAL FLOW OF CONTAMINATED LIQUID IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID RESERVOIR TO PERMIT THE PERCIPITATION OF NON-FLOATABLE SPRAY MATERIAL, AND DIRECTING THE RELATIVELY UNCONTAMINATED LIQUID POSITION BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER LEVELS OF THE LIQUID IN SAID RESERVOIR TO AN AREA FROM WHICH SAID LIQUID MAY BE USED TO AGAIN RECEIVE SPRAY MATERIAL.