| CPC B03B 5/56 (2013.01) | 1 Claim |
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1. An ore washer, comprising:
a strainer having a strainer interior and a strainer body;
a plurality of ore-containing material fed into the strainer interior of the strainer;
a receptacle having an interior receiving the strainer removably inserted within the receptacle interior;
a receptacle handle hingedly attached to an outer surface of a side wall of the receptacle body;
a strainer handle stop located adjacent a terminal end of each distal portion of a strainer handle;
a stop flange and a spring that is anchored in place to the stop flange and an interior of the strainer handle;
a plurality of water introduced into the strainer interior and the receptacle interior and,
wherein the strainer includes a torus-shaped strainer rim having an upper strainer rim and a lower strainer rim that rests on top of a receptacle rim;
wherein located on diametrically opposing sides of the torus-shaped strainer rim are a pair of strainer rim apertures;
wherein the strainer body is attached to or is integral with a center diameter of the upper strainer rim and depends downwardly therefrom;
wherein the receptacle includes a cylindrical body with a closed bottom and an open top surrounded by the receptacle rim;
wherein the receptacle interior is bound by a plurality of inner surfaces of the receptacle body and a plane crossing the receptacle rim;
wherein the strainer handle includes a pair of retractable handle stops at the lower portion of each side of the receptacle;
wherein the strainer handle is generally a U-shaped member having a curvilinear center portion and a pair of distal portions;
wherein water pressure from the water is suitable to filter a plurality of non-ore-bearing material of the ore-containing material through the strainer and into the receptacle interior;
wherein water pressure from the water is suitable to provide a moving force on the strainer to filter the non-ore-bearing material of the ore-containing material through the strainer and into the receptacle interior;
wherein the strainer removes a plurality of retained gold-bearing ore from the receptacle; and,
wherein the retained gold-bearing ore is flushed away from the strainer and collected in the receptacle.
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