Patent ID: 7588392

Claim:
A removable grate assembly for a channeled drain trough comprising: a grate frame having a first section defining a first section interior endwall and a first section exterior endwall and a second section defining a second section interior endwall and a second section exterior endwall, said first section interior endwall and said second section interior endwall connected by two opposing sidewalls, said first section extending inwardly toward said first section interior endwall to form an internal projection defining a receiving recess on a side of said first interior endwall, said second section extending inwardly toward said second section interior endwall to form an internal projection defining a receiving recess on said second interior endwall, and a removable grate section having a first interior endwall, a first exterior endwall, a second interior endwall, and a second exterior endwall, said first interior endwall and said second interior endwall connected by two opposing sidewalls, said first exterior endwall having an external projection extending therefrom on a side of said first exterior endwall, said second exterior endwall having an external projection extending therefrom on a side of said second exterior endwall, said removable grate section removably received by said grate frame, wherein said external projection of said first exterior endwall is received within its corresponding receiving recess of said first interior endwall and said external projection of said second exterior endwall is received within its corresponding receiving recess of said second interior endwall.