Patent ID: 8034234

Claim:
A storm water filter system comprising: a housing having a chamber therein having an inlet thereinto and an outlet therefrom; a skimmer frame mounted in said housing chamber between said inlet and outlet; a skimmer panel having a top and a bottom and being movably mounted in said skimmer frame and positioned to form a passageway under the bottom thereof; at least one floatation member mounted on said skimmer panel to allow said skimmer panel to rise and fall in said skimmer frame with the rise and fall of storm water in said housing chamber from a rest position having said skimmer panel resting on said frame to a raised position holding the top of said skimmer panel above the water level in said housing chamber and opening a passageway therebeneath as the water level rises in said housing chamber above a predetermined level; and a filter element attached to said skimmer frame below said skimmer panel for passing storm water therethrough; whereby storm water is forced under the bottom of said floatable skimmer panel and through said filter element while blocking floatable debris from entering said housing chamber outlet while opening an overflow passageway bypassing said filter element when said skimmer panel is floated to a raised position.