Waste and/or Hazardous Liquid Containment and Collection System
First Claim
1. A liquid cleaning system resting on a surface, the surface having a drain, the liquid cleaning system comprising:
- a non-porous material covering the surface except for the drain;
a plate layer comprising at least two layers of runners arranged in a grid, the grid of each successive layer of the layers is offset at an angle with respect to the grid of a previous layer of the layers;
the plate layer resting upon the non-porous material; and
an upper layer covering the plate layer, the upper layer having a plurality of holes for the passage of the liquid into the plate layer;
wherein as the liquid that has entered the liquid cleaning system through the plurality of holes traverses the grid of the layers of the plate layer and flows towards the drain, contaminants within the liquid collect within the grids of the layers of the plate layer.
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Abstract
A liquid cleaning system rests on a surface having a non-porous material covering and a drain. A plate layer has two or more layers, each have runners arranged in a grid. The grid of each successive layer is offset at an angle with respect to the grid of a previous layer. An upper layer covers the plate layer and has a plurality of holes for the passage of fluids into the liquid cleaning system. As fluids enter the liquid cleaning system through the holes, the liquid traverses the grid layers of the plate layer, flowing towards the drain. Contaminants within the liquid collect within the grid of the layers of the plate layer.
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20 Claims
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1. A liquid cleaning system resting on a surface, the surface having a drain, the liquid cleaning system comprising:
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a non-porous material covering the surface except for the drain; a plate layer comprising at least two layers of runners arranged in a grid, the grid of each successive layer of the layers is offset at an angle with respect to the grid of a previous layer of the layers; the plate layer resting upon the non-porous material; and an upper layer covering the plate layer, the upper layer having a plurality of holes for the passage of the liquid into the plate layer; wherein as the liquid that has entered the liquid cleaning system through the plurality of holes traverses the grid of the layers of the plate layer and flows towards the drain, contaminants within the liquid collect within the grids of the layers of the plate layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of cleaning a liquid comprising:
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passing the liquid through holes in an upper layer, thereby filtering out larger particles from the liquid; and after entering the holes, the liquid traversing a plate layer before reaching a drain in a lower layer, the lower layer being non-porous except for the drain, the plate layer comprising layers of runners arranged in a grid, the grid of each successive layer of the layers is offset at an angle with respect to the grid of a previous layer of the layers, thereby the liquid traversing the layers of the plate layer must traverse the grids of layers; and wherein oils within the liquid accumulate within the grids of layers of the plate layer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A liquid cleaning system comprising:
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a lower layer that is substantially non-porous except for a drain; a plate layer comprising at least two layers of runners arranged in a grid, the grid of each successive layer of the layers is offset at an angle with respect to the grid of a previous layer of the layers; an upper layer covering the plate layer, the upper layer having a plurality of holes for the passage of fluids; and walls surrounding the plate layer and the upper layer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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