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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
William L. Jacoby, Jr., South Elgin, IL (US);
Harold Donald Anderson, Wheaton, IL (US);
Thomas J. Danowski, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Assignee:
Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., Elgin, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/40 ; B01D 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/40 ; B01D 2/100 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for skimming a layer of oil from an aqueous surface which includes a body portion having a horizontal opening. There is a collection tube secured to the opening and a suction tube having a lower end located in said collection tube. The body portion has a float secured thereto and has a guide element extending through the float.