Patent ID: 6609852
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: E03F

Abstract:
An erosion control basin apparatus for a drain opening, the basin apparatus being mounted in a grate frame defining an upwardly facing opening used for a storm sewer grate, the drain opening including an upwardly extending portion at one side of the grate frame, said grate frame having supports thereon, the basin apparatus comprising a single open topped receptacle having walls joined together to form the receptacle, the receptacle walls fitting closely within the grate frame so the open top conforms in size to the grate frame opening in which it is placed, members on the basin apparatus for supporting the open topped receptacle on the supports on the grate frame, a deflection plate forming a portion of the basin apparatus supported relative to and on a side of the receptacle and positioned to shield flow of water through the upwardly extending portion of the drain opening, and a drain from the basin receptacle comprising an upright pipe supported within the basin receptacle and having an interior opening to an outlet in one of the walls of the basin receptacle, said upright pipe having a plurality of openings therethrough, and a filter surrounding said pipe and the openings in the pipe to permit liquid to be filtered through the filter before entering the interior of the pipe to exit from the opening at the outlet.