Envirex Inc.

Michael D Quick

Robert R Cheesman

A traveling water screen for screening debris from water flowing in a downstream direction through a channel, the traveling water screen including a sealing flexible membrane between the train of baskets and the bottom of the channel for preventing water from flowing through the boot portion of the frame between the train of baskets and the bottom of the channel.

Traveling water screen including boot seal

The invention includes a pretensioned mesh insert and method for providing a pretensioned mesh insert for a traveling water screen basket. First and second mated screen panels are secured together to place one of the screen panels under tension and the other of the screen panels under compression so that it bows outwardly from the screen under tension. The structure of the invention operates to reduce the fatigue experienced by the screen panels.

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North Prairie, WI, United States of America

Michael D Quick