Septic solids retainer

Claim 2

In a septic tank having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, a septic solids retainer capable of deflecting rising particles from said outlet aperture of the tank consisting of conic deflector means attached near its apex to a liquid enclosure means having an inlet aperture located above said deflector means and an outlet aperture in such manner that the periphery of the deflector means extends in a plane substantially perpendicular to the path of rise of the particles beyond the intersection of the vertical extension of the periphery of that inlet aperture of the liquid enclosure means with said plane, the outlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means attached to the outlet aperture of the septic tank in a substantially watertight manner so as to isolate the surface of the liquid in the liquid enclosure means from the surface of the liquid in the septic tank.

Claim 3

In a septic tank having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, a septic solids retainer as described in claim 1, the deflector means of said septic solids retainer comprising a cone having an apex of attachment to said liquid enclosure means of lesser cross-sectional area than the inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means and a base of greater cross-sectional area than the inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means.

Claim 4

A septic solids retainer consisting of conic deflector means attached near its apex to a liquid enclosure means having an inlet aperture located above said deflector means and an outlet aperture in such manner that the periphery of the deflector means extends in a plane substantially perpendicular to the centerline of the liquid enclosure means beyond the intersection with said plane of the extension of the periphery of that inlet aperture in a direction parallel to the centerline of the liquid enclosure means, said liquid enclosure means provided with means for attachment of said retainer in a substantially watertight manner.

Claim 5

A septic solids retainer consisting of conic deflector means attached near its apex to a liquid enclosure means having an inlet aperture located above said deflector means and an outlet aperture in such manner that the periphery of the deflector means extends in a plane substantially perpendicular to the centerline of the liquid enclosure means beyond the intersection with said plane of the extension of the periphery of that inlet aperture in a direction parallel to the centerline of the liquid enclosure means, said liquid enclosure means provided with means for attachment of said retainer in a substantially watertight manner.

Claim 6

A septic solids retainer as described in claim 3 in which said deflector meAns is a cone having an apex of attachment to said liquid enclosure means of lesser cross-sectional area than the inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means and a base of greater cross-sectional area than the inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means.

Claim 7

A septic solids retainer consisting of a substantially cylindrical element, an aperture in the wall of said cylindrical element, means at that aperture for attachment of said aperture in a substantially watertight manner, and a cone having a base of greater diameter than the inlet aperture of the cylindrical element and an apex of lesser diameter than the inlet aperture of the cylindrical element attached to the cylindrical element substantially at the inlet aperture of the cylindrical element by means attached to the approximate apex of said cone.

Claim 8

A septic solids retainer consisting of a substantially cylindrical element, an aperture in the wall of said cylindrical element, means at that aperture for attachment of said aperture in a substantially watertight manner, and a cone having a base of greater diameter than the inlet aperture of the cylindrical element and an apex of lesser diameter than the inlet aperture of the cylindrical element attached to the cylindrical element substantially at the inlet aperture of the cylindrical element by means attached to the approximate apex of said cone.

Claim 9

In combination, a septic solids retainer as described in claim 5 together with a septic tank having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, said retainer fastened to said tank in a manner sufficient to assure that all liquid flowing through said outlet aperture of the tank must first flow through the inlet aperture of the cylindrical element to which the cone is attached.

Claim 10

In a septic tank having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, a septic solids retainer means of the type described in claim 5 attached to said tank in a manner such that said cone is attached beneath said cylindrical element with the base of said cone in a plane substantially perpendicular to the path of rise of the particles in said tank.

Claim 11

In a septic tank having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, a septic solids retainer consisting of a conic deflector means attached to a liquid enclosure means having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, said deflector means comprising a cone having an apex of lesser cross-sectional area than the inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means and a base of greater cross-sectional area than the inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means, the apex end of said deflector means attached to said liquid enclosure means approximately at the inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means so that the periphery of the base end of said deflector means is capable of deflecting rising particles from entering said inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means, and the outlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means is attached to the outlet aperture of the septic tank in a substantially watertight manner so as to isolate the surface of the liquid in the liquid enclosure means from the surface of the liquid in the septic tank.

Claim 12

In a septic tank having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, a septic solids retainer consisting of a conic deflector means attached to a liquid enclosure means having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, said deflector means comprising a cone having an apex of lesser cross-sectional area than the inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means and a base of greater cross-sectional area than the inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means, the apex end of said deflector means attached to said liquid enclosure means approximately at the inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means so that the periphery of the base end of said deflector means is capable of deflecting rising particles from entering said inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means, and the outlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means is attached to the outlet aperture of the septic tank in a substantially watertight manner so as to isolate the surface of the liquid in the liquid enclosure means from the surface of the liquid in the septic tank.

Claim 13

In the septic tank described in claim 8, a septic solids retainer as described in claim 8 in which the periphery of the deflector means extends in a plane substantially perpendicular to the path of rise of the particles through the liquid in the septic tank beyond the intersection of the vertical extension of the periphery of that inlet aperture of the liquid enclosure means with said plane.

Claim 14

A septic solids retainer consisting of a biconic deflector means attached near one apex thereof to a liquid enclosure means having an inlet aperture located above said deflector means and an outlet aperture in such manner that the periphery of the biconic deflector means extends in a plane substantially perpendicular to the centerline of the liquid enclosure means beyond the intersection with said plane of the extension of the periphery of that inlet aperture in a direction parallel to the centerline of the liquid enclosure means.

Claim 15

A septic solids retainer consisting of a biconic deflector means attached near one apex thereof to a liquid enclosure means having an inlet aperture located above said deflector means and an outlet aperture in such manner that the periphery of the biconic deflector means extends in a plane substantially perpendicular to the centerline of the liquid enclosure means beyond the intersection with said plane of the extension of the periphery of that inlet aperture in a direction parallel to the centerline of the liquid enclosure means.

Claim 16

In a septic tank having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, a septic solids retainer comprising a deflector means attached to a liquid enclosure means having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, said deflector means comprising a bicone having one apex of lesser cross-sectional area than the inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means and a base of greater cross-sectional area than the inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means, said one apex end of said deflector means attached to said liquid enclosure means approximately at the inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means so that the periphery of the base of said deflector means is capable of deflecting rising particles from entering said inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means, and the outlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means is attached to the outlet aperture of the septic tank in a substantially watertight manner so as to isolate the surface of the liquid in the liquid enclosure means from the surface of the liquid in the septic tank.

Claim 17

In a septic tank having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, a septic solids retainer comprising a deflector means attached to a liquid enclosure means having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, said deflector means comprising a bicone having one apex of lesser cross-sectional area than the inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means and a base of greater cross-sectional area than the inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means, said one apex end of said deflector means attached to said liquid enclosure means approximately at the inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means so that the periphery of the base of said deflector means is capable of deflecting rising particles from entering said inlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means, and the outlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means is attached to the outlet aperture of the septic tank in a substantially watertight manner so as to isolate the surface of the liquid in the liquid enclosure means from the surface of the liquid in the septic tank.

Claim 18

In a septic tank having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, a septic solids retainer capable of deflecting rising particles from the outlet aperture of the tank comprising a biconic deflector means attached at one apex thereof to a liquid enclosure means having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture in such manner that the periphery of the base of the biconic deflector means extends in a plane substantially perpendicular to the path of rise of the particles beyond the intersection of the vertical extension of the periphery of that inlet aperture of the liquid enclosure means with said plane, the outlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means attached to the outlet aperture of the septic tank in a substantially watertight manner so as to isolate the surface of the liquid in the liquid enclosure means from the surface of the liquid in the septic tank.

Claim 19

In a septic tank having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, a septic solids retainer capable of deflecting rising particles from the outlet aperture of the tank comprising a biconic deflector means attached at one apex thereof to a liquid enclosure means having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture in such manner that the periphery of the base of the biconic deflector means extends in a plane substantially perpendicular to the path of rise of the particles beyond the intersection of the vertical extension of the periphery of that inlet aperture of the liquid enclosure means with said plane, the outlet aperture of said liquid enclosure means attached to the outlet aperture of the septic tank in a substantially watertight manner so as to isolate the surface of the liquid in the liquid enclosure means from the surface of the liquid in the septic tank.