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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Clack Corporation, Windsor, WI (US);
Inventor:
Don Vaughan, Waunakee, WI (US);
Assignee:
Clack Corporation, Windsor, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/42 (2006.01); B01J 49/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/42 (2013.01); B01J 49/0004 (2013.01); C02F 1/006 (2013.01); C02F 2001/425 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fluid treatment device includes a tank containing a fluid treatment medium and a fluid. A distributor plate is received in the tank and separates the bed from a lower end portion of the tank. A baffle is positioned beneath the distributor plate and is configured to direct fluid exiting a riser tube of the fluid treatment device toward the peripheral of the tank to thereby provide a more evenly-distributed flow through the radius of the distributor plate and through the fluid treatment medium. The baffle may have a downwardly facing concave surface that traps air bubbles generated during a brine draw operation.