Patent ID: 7059346

Claim:
An assembly for connecting two adjacent liquid collection basins, the assembly comprising a first liquid collection basin having a front wall with an opening, a second liquid collection basin having a front wall with an opening, a first support frame having an inner edge affixed to the first liquid collection basin front wall around the opening, the first support frame also having an outer edge spaced from the inner edge, a flume for connecting the first liquid collection basin to the second liquid collection basin, the flume comprising a generally rectangular structure having a top section, a bottom section and two side sections, an inward flange along one side of the flume and an outward flange along an opposite side of the flume, a second support frame having an inner edge affixed to the second liquid collection basin front wall around the opening, the second support frame also having an outer edge spaced from the inner edge, a cover plate adjacent the outer edge of the first support frame and the inward flange of the flume a plurality of first connection devices securing the cover plate to the outer edge of the first support frame, a plurality of second connection devices securing the cover plate to the inward flange of the flume, and a plurality of third connection devices securing the outward edge of the flume to the outer edge of the second support frame.