Patent ID: 7270747

Claim:
An in-line storm water drain system comprising: a housing having an inlet thereinto and an outlet therefrom and having a plurality of interior walls, each having a top edge, forming a plurality of open top chambers below said inlet; a filter basket having a rigid frame and a plurality of screened sides and a top and bottom and an open front end, said filter basket rigid frame being attached to at least two of said interior wall edges; a pair of side-by-side top screen filter doors covering at least a portion of said top for entry into said filter basket; a pair of side-by-side bottom screen filter doors covering at least a portion of said bottom for entry into at least one of said plurality of chambers; and an inlet feed chute attached to said filter basket open front end, and having a pair of sides and a bottom having a screen door therein, said inlet feed chute being positioned in front of said storm water housing inlet for directing entering storm water into said filter basket, whereby an in-line storm water drain system filters materials from storm water passing through said storm water drain.