Gravity or Dilution Separators. 7 



1. A cream separator having a receptacle provided with a bottom 

 of which the side portions are incHned downwardly and inwardly to 

 the longitudinal center thereof, said longitudinal center being inclined 



2. — Thayer's Cream Separator. 



downwardly from the rear toward the front wall of the receptacle, 

 a faucet communicating with the receptacle at the most depressed 

 point of its bottom, and an inlet tube having an exposed inlet end, 

 and an extension 9 arranged within the receptacle upon the inclined 

 longitudinal center of its bottom, with its outlet end located con- 

 tiguous to the said most depressed portion of the bottom of the 

 receptacle, substantially as specified. 



2. A cream-separator having a receptacle of which the bottom is 

 inclined laterally from the side walls tow^ard a central longitudinal 

 line, this longitudinal center being inclined downwardly from the 

 rear toward the front wall, a removable cover fitted upon the 

 receptacle and provided with a ventilating-opening fitted with a 

 gauze screen, a faucet communicating with the interior of the 

 receptacle at the lowest point of its bottom, a vertical sight-pane 

 through which the contents of the receptacle may be observed, and 



