Claims
- 1. For use in a liquid filter having support means for a sheet of filter media and means moving filter media about said filter on said support means including a backup roll about which said filter media is passed, means for removing solids deposited upon said media during the filtering operation comprising:
- an elongated brush of substantially circular cross-section carried for rotation in longitudinal alignment with said backup roll;
- said brush having radially extending bristles forming a substantially uniform circular periphery;
- means driving said brush;
- means adjusting the proximity of a peripheral portion of said brush closely adjacent a point of tangency of said brush with the backup roll and the media passed thereabout so that said solids are removed along a tangential path from said media by a flicking action of the peripheral portion of the brush;
- collection means adjacent said brush in said tangential path upon which said solids impinge; and
- movable support means carrying said backup roll, brush, said means driving said brush and said adjusting means.
- 2. The structure set forth in claim 1, wherein said movable support means is mounted for pivotal movement.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 591,756, filed June 30, 1975, now abandoned; which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 319,748, filed on Dec. 29, 1972, now abandoned.
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Continuations (2)
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