CPC B01D 46/0005 (2013.01) [B01D 46/2403 (2013.01); B01D 46/682 (2022.01); B01D 2265/025 (2013.01); B01D 2271/02 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An engagement mechanism configured to attach a filter sheet to a drum filter frame, the engagement mechanism comprising:
an engagement strip, the engagement strip having a length, a cord portion extending along the length and having a cross sectional shape, and an attachment tab extending from the cord portion, the engagement strip configured to be connected to the filter sheet, wherein the length of the engagement strip approximates a length of a filter sheet that the engagement strip is configured to be attached thereto; and
a connecting strip, the connecting strip having a length commensurate with the length of the engagement strip, an inner surface, an outer surface, a connecting rail having a receiving portion for receiving the cord portion of the engagement strip, and a body portion, the lower surface of the body portion configured to engage a drum filter frame;
wherein the filter sheet is clamped between the engagement strip and the connecting strip when the cord portion of the engagement strip is received in the receiving portion of the connecting strip.
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15. A filter sheet of filter media for a drum filter with a drum filter frame, the filter sheet comprising:
a sheet body having a length dimension and a width dimension, the length dimension having a first end and a second end, the width dimension having a first side and a second side
a first engagement strip extending along the first side of the filter sheet between the first end and the second end, the first engagement strip having a cord portion and an attachment tab extending from the cord portion, the attachment tab connected to the first side of the filter sheet; and
a second engagement strip extending along the second side of the filter sheet between the first end and the second end, the second engagement strip having a cord portion and an attachment tab extending from the cord portion, the attachment tab connected to the second side of the filter sheet;
wherein the cord portion of the first engagement strip is configured to be received in a receiving portion of a first connecting strip secured to the drum filter frame and the cord portion of the second engagement strip is configured to be received in a receiving portion of a second connecting strip secured to the drum filter frame.
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