Novel enhanced catch basin apparatus and process for making the same
OwnerWayland Marzettinventor
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Abstract
Novel enhanced catch basin constructions, especially for use with conventional sewers, feature a supplemental maintenance access hatch, which, when combined with a diverter and a sieve-like screen element facilitate ready access to and removal of trash/debris/detritus lodged proximate to an outlet drain or bottom of a catch basin to maintain a continuous flow path and preclude blockage. Readily removable covers for the supplemental maintenance access hatches allow workers, tools or later developed extraction schemes to maintain flow through both primary and supplemental debris collection spaces in catch basins. Methods of constructing and using the same feature these novel mechanisms.
Claims26
An enhanced catch basin filtration system comprising:
- a sieve element located within said catch basin, wherein said sieve element maintains a flow path from a gutter/curb inlet to a downstream outlet pipe, wherein the mouth of said downstream outlet pipe is located within the catch basin;
- and
- at least one maintenance access hatch located within said sieve member.
A process for constructing a catch basin filtration system within a conventional sewer system defined by a street based inlet and an outlet drainage below the street level comprising the steps of:
- providing a sieve element having a maintenance access hatch therein;
- attaching the sieve-element to the inner walls of said catch basin;
- and
- attaching a diverter assembly proximate to the street based inlet so that said diverter directs incoming matter from said inlet to said sieve element.
A method for providing a continuous flow path with enhanced catch basin apparatus, comprising:
- diverting selected portions of incoming matter into a collection area;
- collecting incoming streams of large pieces of matter in a primary collection area;
- opening/removing/manipulating a maintenance access hatch so that the user can remove the desired portions of incoming matter;
- and
- repeating the preceding steps.
An apparatus for providing access to debris blocking a drain outlet in a catch basin system, comprising:
- a sieve element located within said catch basin, wherein said sieve element is located between a curb inlet and said drain outlet;
- a maintenance access hatch located within said sieve element, wherein said maintenance access hatch is manipulable so that a user can access the debris blocking said drain outlet.
In a catch basin for selectively removing gross particulate matter of a predetermined dimension from a flow path, wherein said flow path travels from a curb inlet to a drain opening located within the catch basin, the improvement comprising:
- a sieve element located within said catch basin and above the catch basin floor,
- wherein said sieve element filters matter from said flow path, and wherein said sieve-element further comprises a maintenance access hatch;
- through which a user can manipulate said maintenance access hatch in order to access said catch basin floor and/or said drain opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.