Patent ID: 7846327

Claim:
A storm water filter box having a floatable skimmer apparatus for preventing floatable debris from entering the filter box outlet comprising: a housing chamber having an inlet thereinto and an outlet therefrom; an inlet filter located in said housing chamber adjacent said inlet for filtering out solids in entering storm water; and a floatable skimmer positioned in said housing chamber between the inlet and outlet of said housing chamber, said skimmer being movably mounted in a skimmer track and having floatation thereon mounted to raise and lower said skimmer with the rise and fall of storm water in said filter box to thereby block floatable debris from passing through said filter box, said floating skimmer having top and bottom edges, said bottom edge defining a variable channel opening thereunder for the passage of water thereunder; whereby storm water is forced under said floatable skimmer while blocking floatable debris from entering said filter box outlet.