Patent ID: 8906232
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: E03F

Abstract:
1. A deformable sump insert for use with a storm-drain entry structure having an inlet opening, an outlet pipe, and a sump below the outlet pipe, the sump having a sump floor and at least one sump sidewall, the inlet opening being smaller than the sump floor, the sump insert comprising: a flexible, water-permeable filter basket positioned in the sump, entirely below the outlet pipe, the basket comprising: one or more handles collectively affixed to the at least one basket sidewall and engageable by a capture device inserted through the inlet opening such that when drawn out of the sump by the capture device, the resilient frame flexes to facilitate removal of the basket through the inlet opening while substantially containing the collected debris within the basket floor and the at least one basket sidewall.