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An apparatus for skimming a layer of oil from an aqueous surface which includes a body portion having a horizontal opening. There is a collection tube secured to the opening and a suction tube having a lower end located in said collection tube. The body portion has a float secured thereto and has a

An apparatus for skimming a layer of oil from an aqueous surface which includes a body portion having a horizontal opening. There is a collection tube secured to the opening and a suction tube having a lower end located in said collection tube. The body portion has a float secured thereto and has a guide element extending through the float.

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1. An oil skimmer for removing a film of oil and water from atop an aqueous bath, said skimmer comprising, in combination, a first body portion, said body portion including an entrance in said body for skimmed oil and water, said entrance being defined by substantially vertical walls and a generally

1. An oil skimmer for removing a film of oil and water from atop an aqueous bath, said skimmer comprising, in combination, a first body portion, said body portion including an entrance in said body for skimmed oil and water, said entrance being defined by substantially vertical walls and a generally flat shelf portion, at least one horizontal opening in said shelf portion for oil and water, and a collection tube communicating with at least one said horizontal opening, said collection tube including a closed portion at its lower end and being secured around said horizontal opening at its upper end thereof, at least one float secured to said body portion, a suction tube having an open lower end disposed within said collection tube, and thereby serving as a guide for said body, as said body undergoes vertical movement, an evacuator providing suction for withdrawing said oil and water mixture for further separation, and a return line for returning water from a reservoir holding a separated oil-water mixture, said oil skimmer additionally having at least one guiding element extending through another portion of said skimmer, thereby limiting the horizontal movement of said body in use, and whereby said entrance remains oriented in a single position.