Gated drawer filter

Claim 2

A drawer filter comprising in combination a housing means having three solid housing sides and a front side having a front opening, said housing means further including a top flange opening and a bottom flange opening in communication with the top flange opening; a magnetic filtering means slidably passing through said front opening to slidably lodge within said housing means between said top flange opening and said bottom flange opening; a gate valve means slidably disposed within said housing means between said top flange opening and said magnetic filtering means in order to control the flow of particulate matter through and between said top flange opening and said bottom flange opening, said gate valve means comprising a valve plate means having a generally horizontal planar surface; and at least one rod means secured to said valve plate means and slidably disposed through said housing means and adapted to move said valve plate means.

Claim 3

The drawer filter of claim 1 wherein said top flange opening and said bottom flange opening and said magnetic filtering means are in a general aligned relationship with respect to each other in order to filter magnetically any particulate matter, passing through said top flange opening and said bottom flange opening.

Claim 4

The drawer filter of claim 1 wherein said magnetic filtering means comprises a front plate means, a back plate means, and a plurality of magnetic cylinder means interconnecting said front plate means with said back plate means.

Claim 5

The drawer filter of claim 3 wherein said front plate means and said back plate means are each unitary with no opening or apertures.

Claim 6

The drawer filter of claim 4 wherein said plurality of magnetic cylinder means includes at least one magnetic row of magnetic cylinder means and said unitary front plate means with no openings or apertures generally defines part of said housing sides when said magnetic filtering means is disposed within said housing means.

Claim 7

The drawer filter of claim 4 wherein said plurality of magnetic cylinder means comprises a first magnetic row of cylinder means and a second magnetic row of cylinder means parallelly disposed with respect to said first magnetic row.

Claim 8

The drawer filter of claim 4 wherein said unitary front plate means is transparent.

Claim 9

The drawer filter of claim 1 wherein said housing means defines generally a rectangular box-like structure.

Claim 10

The drawer filter of claim 1 additionally comprising a particulate feed means supported by said housing means.

Claim 11

A drawer filter comprising in combination a housing means having housing sides and a structure defining a top flange means including a top flange opening and a bottom flange means including a bottom flange opening in communication with the top flange opening; a magnetic filtering means slidably lodged within said housing means between said top flange opening and said bottom flange opening such that said top flange opening and said bottom flange opening and said magnetic filtering means are in a general aligned relationship with respect to each other in order to filter magnetically any particulate matter passing through said top flange opening and said bottom flange opening, said magnetic filtering means comprises a unitary front plate means with no openings or apertures communicating with the atmosphere, a unitary back plate means with no openings or apertures communicating with the atmosphere, and a plurality of magnetic cylinder means interconnecting said unitary front plate means with said unitary back plate means, said plurality of magnetic cylinder means including at least one magnetic row of cylinder means, and said unitary front plate means generally defining part of said housing sides when said magnetic filtering means is disposed within said housing means; a gate valve means slidably disposed within said housing means between said top flange opening and said magnetic filtering means in order to control the flow of particulate matter through and between said top flange and said bottom flange opening, said gate valve means comprising a valve plate means having a generally horizontal planar surface; and at least one rod means secured to said valve plate means and slidably disposed through said housing means and adapted to move said valve plate means.

Claim 12

A drawer filter comprising in combination a housing means having housing sides and a structure defining a top flange means including a top flange opening and a bottom flange means including a bottom flange opening in communication with the top flange opening; a magnetic filtering means slidably lodged within said housing means between said top flange opening and said bottom flange opening such that said top flange opening and said bottom flange opening and said magnetic filtering means are in a general aligned relationship with respect to each other in order to filter magnetically any particulate matter passing through said top flange opening and said bottom flange opening, said magnetic filtering means comprises a unitary front plate means with no openings or apertures communicating with the atmosphere, a unitary back plate means with no openings or apertures communicating with the atmosphere, and a plurality of magnetic cylinder means interconnecting said unitary front plate means with said unitary back plate means, said plurality of magnetic cylinder means including at least one magnetic row of cylinder means, and said unitary front plate means generally defining part of said housing sides when said magnetic filtering means is disposed within said housing means; a gate valve means slidably disposed within said housing means between said top flange opening and said magnetic filtering means in order to control the flow of particulate matter through and between said top flange and said bottom flange opening, said gate valve means comprising a valve plate means having a generally horizontal planar surface; and at least one rod means secured to said valve plate means and slidably disposed through said housing means and adapted to move said valve plate means.

Claim 13

The drawer filter of claim 10 wherein said plurality of magnetic cylinder means comprises a first magnetic row of cylinder means and a second magnetic row of cylinder means parallelly disposed with respect to said first magnetic row.

Claim 14

The drawer filter of claim 10 wherein said housing means defines generally a rectangular box-like structure.

Claim 15

The drawer filter of claim 10 wherein said unitary front plate means is transparent.

Claim 16

The drawer filter of claim 10 additionally comprising a particulate feed means supported by said housing means.

Claim 17

A drawer filter comprising in combination a generally rectangular box-like housing means having housing sides and a structure defining a top flange means including a top flange opening and a bottom flange means including a bottom flange opening in communication with the top flange opening; a magnetic filtering means slidably lodged within said box-like housing means between said top flange opening and said bottom flange opening such that said top flange opening and said botton flange opening and said magnetic filtering means are in a general aligned relationship with respect to each other in order to filter magnetically any particulate matter passing through said top flange opening and said bottom flange opening, said magnetic filtering means comprising a transparent unitary front plate means with no openings or apertures communicating with the atmosphere, a unitary back plate means with no opening or apertures communicating with the atmosphere, and a plurality of magnetic cylinder means interconnecting said unitary front plate means with said unitary back plate means, said plurality of magnetic cylinder means including a first magnetic row of cylinder means and a second magnetic row of cylinder means parallelly disposed with respect to said first magnetic row, and said transparent unitary front plate means generally defining part of said housing sides when said magnetic filtering means is disposed within said box-like housing means; a gate valve means slidably disposed within said housing means between said top flange opening and said magnetic filtering means in order to control the flow of particulate matter through and between said top flange opening and said bottom flange opening, said gate valve means comprising a valve plate means having a generally horizontal planar surface; and at least one rod means secured to said valve plate means and slidably disposed through said box-like housing means and adapted to move said valve plate means.

Claim 18

A drawer filter comprising in combination a generally rectangular box-like housing means having housing sides and a structure defining a top flange means including a top flange opening and a bottom flange means including a bottom flange opening in communication with the top flange opening; a magnetic filtering means slidably lodged within said box-like housing means between said top flange opening and said bottom flange opening such that said top flange opening and said botton flange opening and said magnetic filtering means are in a general aligned relationship with respect to each other in order to filter magnetically any particulate matter passing through said top flange opening and said bottom flange opening, said magnetic filtering means comprising a transparent unitary front plate means with no openings or apertures communicating with the atmosphere, a unitary back plate means with no opening or apertures communicating with the atmosphere, and a plurality of magnetic cylinder means interconnecting said unitary front plate means with said unitary back plate means, said plurality of magnetic cylinder means including a first magnetic row of cylinder means and a second magnetic row of cylinder means parallelly disposed with respect to said first magnetic row, and said transparent unitary front plate means generally defining part of said housing sides when said magnetic filtering means is disposed within said box-like housing means; a gate valve means slidably disposed within said housing means between said top flange opening and said magnetic filtering means in order to control the flow of particulate matter through and between said top flange opening and said bottom flange opening, said gate valve means comprising a valve plate means having a generally horizontal planar surface; and at least one rod means secured to said valve plate means and slidably disposed through said box-like housing means and adapted to move said valve plate means.

Claim 19

The drawer filter of claim 15 additionally comprising a particulate feed means supported by said top flange means.

Claim 20

The drawer filter of claim 15 wherein said valve plate means comprises a first pair of generally parallel sides and a second pair of generally parallel sides.

Claim 21

The drawer filter of claim 17 comprising a pair of said rod means slidably disposed through said box-like housing means and attached to said first pair of generally parallel sides such that said pair of rod means are oppositely disposed with respect to each other; one of said second pair of generally parallel sides of said valve plate means terminating into a beveled edge, the remaining side of said second pair of parallel sides having an edge which registers with an end of each of said pair of rod means; and a gate handle means secured to the remaining available end of each of said pair of rod means for slidably moving the gate valve means within said housing means such that the valve plate means obstructs the top flange opening as desired in order to control the flow therethrough.

Claim 22

The drawer filter of claim 18 wherein said horizontal planar surface of said valve plate means registers tangentially with said pair of rod means.