Sulfur gas removing and solid particle filter for well water

Claim 1

A combined sulfur gas removing and solid particle filtering assembly for well water, said assembly including a hollow housing having interior baffle plates dividing the interior of said housing into first, second and third compartments, means operative to discharge water from said third compartment, each of said baffle plates defining spaced water flow openings therethrough for the flow of water from the first compartment through the second compartment and into the third compartment, water filtering material disposed in said second compartment for filtering water flowing therethrough, and water and air inlet means for said first compartment operative to admit jets of water and jets of air under pressure into the first compartment in a manner to thoroughly commingle said jets of water and air, said first compartment also including air vent means operatively associated therewith for venting air from an upper portion of said first compartment, said housing being elongated and said compartments are spaced longitudinally therealong, said housing including one removable end wall, said baffle plates and water and air inlet means being supported from said removable end wall for removal from said housing with said end wall, said water inlet means including a water supply pipe having its discharge end extending and secured through said end wall, the terminal end portion of said pipe being plugged and having said baffles mounted thereon for support therefrom, said pipe having a cup-shaped splash plate mounted thereon between said end wall and the adjacent baffle and opening toward said end wall, water outlet ports formed in said pipe and opening outwardly thereof into said cup-shaped splash plate, said air inlet means including a plurality of compressed air pipe discharge end portions spaced about said water pipe and opening toward and into said splash plate from the side of said water outlet ports remote from the closed end of said splash plate.