Patent ID: 7780372

Claim:
A flow restricting member for attachment to a street storm drain for positioning extending over a curb inlet opening defined therein which comprises: A. a face plate defining a plurality of flow slot means extending therethrough, said flow slot means including at least one primary flow slot which defines a plurality of laterally extending slots defined therealong to facilitate engagement with respect thereto, said flow slot means in said face plate providing a restricted flow path therethrough into the curb inlet opening and facilitating attachment of said face plate with respect to the street storm drain extending over and adjacent the curb inlet opening defined therein for restricting flow therethrough, said face plate including: (1) a rear surface facing the curb inlet opening and the street storm drain responsive to securement of said face plate with respect thereto; (2) a front surface facing away from the street storm drain and the curb inlet opening responsive to securement of said face plate with respect thereto; B. a mounting apparatus at least partially positionable extending through at least one of said flow slot means for engagement with respect to the street storm drain immediately surrounding the curb inlet opening defined therein and engageable with respect to at least one of said flow slots means defined in said face plate for retaining thereof in position extending over the curb inlet opening for restricting flow therethrough, said mounting apparatus including: (1) a plurality of mounting brackets each including: (a) a supporting section which is engageable with respect to one of said flow slot means defined in said face plate, said supporting section of at least one of said mounting brackets including a protruding tab means extending outwardly therefrom and adapted to extend into one of said laterally extending slots defined along said primary flow slot defined in said face plate to facilitate engagement of said supporting section therewith and prevent longitudinal movement of said supporting section along said primary flow slot; (b) a securement section which is spatially disposed from said rear surface of said face plate to define therebetween a retaining zone for receiving and holding the street storm drain therewithin immediately surrounding the curb inlet opening defined therein for facilitating securement said face plate with respect thereto; and (2) an engagement means positioned extending through said flow slot means of said face plate into engagement with said mounting bracket means for urging said securement section thereof toward said rear surface of said face plate with the street storm drain surrounding the curb inlet opening positioned within said retaining zone for securement of said face plate with respect thereto.