Hermetically sealable mounting means

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HERMETICALLY SEALABLE CENTRIFUGAL DRUM ARRANGEMENT WHICH COMPRISES A CENTRIFUGAL DRUM HAVING AT THE TOP END PORTION THEREOF DRUM INLET MEANS AND OUTLET MEANS FOR THEMATERIAL TREATED WITHIN THE DRUM, MOUNTING MEANS ROTATABLY RECEIVING AND COMPLETELY ENCLOSING THE DRUM, STATIONARY BASE MEANS, SAID MOUNTING MEANS BEING PIVOTALLY POSITIONED ON SAID BASE MEANS FOR DISPLACEMENT TOGETHER WITH THE DRUM OUT OF THE NORMAL ROTATIONAL PATH OF THE DRUM AND INCLUDING CHAMBER MEANS OUTWARDLY RESILIENTLY ENCLOSING IN HERMETICALLY SEALED ROTATABLE CONDITION THE DRUM INLET AND OUTLET MEANS FOR THE MATERIAL TREATED IN THE DRUM, INLET SOURCE FLEXIBLE CONDUIT MEANS AND OUTLET RECOVERY FLEXIBLE CONDUIT MEANS, SAID CHAMBER MEANS FLOW COMMUNICATING SAID INLET AND OUTLET MEANS WITH SAID INLET SOURCE AND OUTLET RECOVERY MEANS, RESPECTIVELY, FOR THE MATERIAL TREATED WITHIN THE DRUM, AND SAID CHAMBER MEANS BEING DISPLACEABLE TOGETHER WITH THE DRUM INLET AND OUTLET MEANS OUT OF SAID NORMAL PATH.