Drainage basin filter

DETAILED DESCRIPTION In accordance with the present invention, a filter assembly for a drainage basin is provided.
The filter assembly includes a filter, a liquid director adapted to guide liquid into the filter, and an attachment assembly fastened to the filter.
The attachment assembly is adapted to selectively attach the filter to the drainage basin.
In certain embodiments, the attachment assembly includes a support member attached to a first end of the filter and a hanger assembly adapted to selectively attach the filter assembly to a portion of the drainage basin.
In accordance with further aspects of this invention, the hanger assembly includes one end fastened to the support member.
A second end of the hanger assembly is adapted to be coupled to the drainage basin to hang the filter at a predetermined location within the drainage basin and collect liquid from the liquid connector.
The hanger assembly includes three support rods having first and second ends, wherein each support rod is adapted to be placed in one of three holes of the support member at the first end and sharing a common connecting point at the second end.
The attachment assembly also includes a hanger arm extending from the common connecting point and adapted to be selectively affixed to the drainage basin by connecting means.
In accordance with other aspects of this invention, the liquid director is a conduit extending between the filter and the drainage basin to collect liquid and channel the liquid into the filter.
In accordance with still yet other aspects of this invention, the liquid director is adapted to substantially seal the drainage basin to channel liquid passing through the drainage basin into the filter.
A filter assembly formed in accordance with the present invention has several advantages over currently available filters.
First, such filters are more environmentally reliable than existing filters because they are selectively attachable to the drainage basin, thereby minimizing the risk of dropping the filter or its contents into the drainage basin during cleaning