Patent ID: 8622647

Claim:
A storm sewer box for directing water into a storm sewer conduit at a curb location, the storm sewer box comprising: a housing having a front, a top and spaced sides, the housing defining a chamber and a front entry opening that communicates to the housing chamber, the housing comprising a first surface that at least nominally matches an adjacent curb surface at the front of the housing with the storm sewer box operatively mounted at a curb location, the housing comprising: a) at least one component that defines at least a part of the first surface; and b) a base to which the at least one component is connected, the at least one component connected to the base using at least one fastener that permits the at least one component to be separated from the base to be replaced by at least one other component upon the base, the at least one component made from a non-metal material with a thickness in a fore-and-aft direction of at least three (3) inches.