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US 6,551,023 B2Granted
Soft bodied high capacity catch basin filtration system
AssigneeKriStar Enterprises, Inc.
InventorDouglas Paul Allard
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Abstract
A catch basin filtration system, comprising a filter body, dimensioned to fit within a drain inlet forming a trough or reservoir obstructing at least a portion of the inlet. The filter body is supported by a filter body support dimensioned to cooperatively engage with the interior walls of the inlet and with the filter body to substantially maintain the filter body in a pre-selected shape and position within the inlet. One or more connectors removably connect the filter body to the filter body support.
Claims17
An apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a filter body dimensioned to fit within an inlet and forming a reservoir obstructing at least a portion of said inlet;
- (b) a filter body support dimensioned and adapted to cooperatively engage with said inlet and with said filter body to substantially maintain said filter body in a pre-selected position within said inlet;
- (c) one or more connectors removably connecting said filter body to said filter body support;
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- (d) an adjustable high flow bypass situated within said filter body support and capable of passing excess fluid during periods of high volume fluid flow, wherein the fluid flow capacity of said bypass is altered by adjusting the position of said filter body with respect to said filter body support.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a filter body dimensioned to fit within an inlet and forming a reservoir obstructing at least a portion of said inlet;
- (b) a filter body support dimensioned and adapted to cooperatively engage with said inlet and with said filter body to substantially maintain said filter body in a pre-selected position within said inlet;
- (c) one or more connectors removably connecting said filter body to said filter body support;
- (d) an adjustable high flow bypass situated within said filter body support and capable of passing excess fluid during periods of high volume fluid flow;
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- (e) one or more adsorbent containers within said filter body, wherein said one or more adsorbent containers comprise pouches filled with amorphous siliceous material.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a filter body dimensioned to fit within an inlet and forming a reservoir obstructing at least a portion of said inlet;
- (b) a filter body support dimensioned and adapted to cooperatively engage with said inlet and with said filter body to substantially maintain said filter body in a pre-selected position within said inlet;
- (c) one or more connectors removably connecting said filter body to said filter body support;
- (d) an adjustable high flow bypass situated within said filter body support and capable of passing excess fluid during periods of high volume fluid flow;
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- (e) one or more adsorbent containers within said filter body, wherein said one or more adsorbent containers are attached to and are capable of resting against one or more inner walls of said filter body.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a filter body dimensioned to fit within an inlet and forming a reservoir obstructing at least a portion of said inlet;
- (b) a filter body support dimensioned and adapted to cooperatively engage with said inlet and with said filter body to substantially maintain said filter body in a pre-selected position within said inlet;
- (c) one or more connectors removably connecting said filter body to said filter body support;
- (d) an adjustable high flow bypass situated within said filter body support and capable of passing excess fluid during periods of high volume fluid flow;
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- (e) one or more adsorbent containers within said filter body, wherein at least some of said one or more adsorbent containers form an X-shape across the bottom of said filter body.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a filter body dimensioned to fit within an inlet and forming a reservoir obstructing at least a portion of said inlet;
- (b) a filter body support dimensioned and adapted to cooperatively engage with said inlet and with said filter body to substantially maintain said filter body in a pre-selected position within said inlet;
- (c) one or more connectors removably connecting said filter body to said filter body support, wherein said connectors comprise snap couplings attached both to said filter body and to said filter body support;
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- (d) an adjustable high flow bypass situated within said filter body support and capable of passing excess fluid during periods of high volume fluid flow.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a filter body dimensioned to fit within an inlet and forming a reservoir obstructing at least a portion of said inlet;
- (b) a filter body support dimensioned and adapted to cooperatively engage with said inlet and with said filter body to substantially maintain said filter body in a pre-selected position within said inlet;
- (c) one or more connectors removably connecting said filter body to said filter body support;
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- (d) a shape-retaining baffle connected to said filter body and capable of redirecting at least a portion of a fluid flow through said filter body, wherein said baffle comprises a stiffening member sewn into an inner wall of said filter body.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a filter body dimensioned to fit within an inlet and forming a reservoir obstructing at least a portion of said inlet;
- (b) a filter body support dimensioned and adapted to cooperatively engage with said inlet and with said filter body to substantially maintain said filter body in a pre-selected position within said inlet, said filter body support comprising one or more cables and a support basket, said cables positioned along a plurality of wall-to-wall corners of said basket and traversing the bottom of said basket in a crossing formation;
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- (c) one or more connectors removably connecting said filter body to said filter body support.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a filter body dimensioned to fit within an inlet and forming a reservoir obstructing at least a portion of said inlet;
- (b) a filter body support dimensioned and adapted to cooperatively engage with said inlet and with said filter body to substantially maintain said filter body in a pre-selected position within said inlet, said filter body support comprising one or more cables and a support basket, said cables positioned along a plurality of wall to-wall corners of said basket and traversing the bottom of said basket in a non-crossing formation;
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- (c) one or more connectors removably connecting said filter body to said filter body support.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a means for filtering fluid, said filtering means being dimensioned to fit within an inlet and forming a reservoir obstructing at least a portion of said inlet;
- (b) a means for supporting said filtering means, said supporting means being dimensioned and adapted to cooperatively engage with said inlet and with said filtering means;
- (c) one or more connecting means for removably connecting said filtering means to said supporting means;
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- (d) a means for bypassing excess fluid during periods of high volume fluid flow, wherein said bypassing means is adjustable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.