Abstract: A compact and easily cleanable device for separating solids from a stream of liquid entering the device includes a hollow base having a screen positioned spatially above the bottom of the base and tilted forwardly and downwardly to define a plane which is recessed from an opening in the base which is generally parallel to the screen. A cover is hingedly mounted adjacent the top of the device and includes a motor centrally positioned externally thereon having a drive shaft extending through the cover to the interior side thereof. A pair of wiper blades are rotatably driven on the shaft and are positioned between the interior of the cover and the screen so as to have an edge of the wiper blade rotatably movable on the screen for moving solids collected on the screen around the output shaft and upwardly toward a cutout adjacent the top of the shaft where the solids may exit the device.