US 11,745,126 B2
Point-of-use solids interceptor
Vincent Ismert, Kansas City, MO (US); Gabe Ismert, Shawnee Mission, KS (US); Rusty Shaver, Tonganoxie, KS (US); and Montgomery Jones, Kansas City, KS (US)
Assigned to Striem LLC, Kansas City, KS (US)
Filed by Striem LLC, Kansas City, KS (US)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/134,819.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/955,008, filed on Dec. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0197101 A1, Jul. 1, 2021
Int. Cl. B01D 29/33 (2006.01); C01F 1/00 (2006.01); B01D 35/30 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2023.01); C02F 103/00 (2006.01)
CPC B01D 29/33 (2013.01) [B01D 35/30 (2013.01); C02F 1/001 (2013.01); B01D 2201/304 (2013.01); B01D 2201/306 (2013.01); C02F 2103/002 (2013.01); C02F 2201/004 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A solids interceptor for separating solid waste from wastewater in a plumbing system, the solids interceptor comprising:
a tank including an open end, a wastewater inlet, and one or more wastewater outlets; and
a basket assembly removably attachable to the tank via the open end between an operable position and a removed position,
wherein, when the basket assembly is in the operable position, the basket assembly seals the open end of the tank and the plumbing system, and wherein, when the basket assembly is in the removed position, the open end of the tank and the plumbing system are open to a surrounding environment,
wherein the basket assembly includes a cover configured to seal the open end of the tank when the basket assembly is in the operable position, a handle extending from a first end of the cover, and a filter tray extending from an opposing end of the cover, the filter tray including a plurality of perforated walls, and
wherein the handle, the cover, and the filter tray form an integral, molded assembly,
wherein the tank includes a closed end and a post projecting in an axial direction from the closed end, wherein the basket assembly includes a distal end wall including a slot, and wherein, when the basket assembly is in the operable position, the post is received within the slot.