No, It is not the practice to use frames that have these a part of them. In the New England area we place a granite stone with a notched out 24" wide throat directly behind the frame. The inlet stone is 6'long and 18" high and 6 to 8" thick. Storm water will flow in the top of the...
Street catch basins may have directly behind them a inlet stone. It is used with a 3 flange frame and the inlet stone provides an additional throat to enter the structure.