Patent ID: 7332004

Claim:
An apparatus for filtering and containing a discharged effluent, said apparatus comprising: a) a hollow housing having a predetermined length and a predetermined cross section; b) at least one filter means of a predetermined material and predetermined thickness disposed within said housing intermediate first and second ends thereof for filtering said effluent which enters said hollow housing and contacts an upper surface of said at least one filter means, wherein said at least one filter means is positioned so as to provide unobstructed passage of said influent after said effluent enters said hollow housing and before it contacts said upper surface of said at least one filter means; and c) a means inwardly disposed within said housing adjacent a second end thereof for supporting said at least one filter means and for forming a housing portion of a predetermined volume disposed intermediate said first end and said upper surface of said at least one filter means for holding a predetermined amount of said effluent.