Patent ID: 8679328

Claim:
A storm drain, the improvement being a removable drain cover comprising: a substantially rectangular frame including: a pair of opposing, elongated, outer frame members positioned parallel to one another, said outer frame members each having a top surface and an underside surface, each said underside surface having a plurality of grooves therein, placing an interior of said rectangular frame in fluid communication with an exterior thereof; a plurality of cross members spanning said rectangular frame and connected to said top surface of said outer frame members; and a planar debris screen positioned over said frame outer frame members and said cross members in a largely horizontal plane, said debris screen extending over said frame and ends in a largely vertical plane, terminating about all sides of said rectangular frame along a plane defined by said outer frame member underside surfaces, wherein said planar debris screen allows water to flow therethrough while blocking solid debris, and said grooves allow water to flow through the frame members while keeping out solid debris.