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US 10,240,317 B2Granted
Cover assembly
AssigneeTrumbull Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorBlake Emanuel
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Abstract
The present application provides a cover assembly having a frame and a cover removably connected to the frame. The cover is sealed to the frame by a sealing device, and the cover is removably connected to the frame by fasteners without interfering with the seal to prevent leakage through the area around the fasteners. The frame and cover each also have a plurality of alignment indicators that are aligned with one another to assist an operator in securing the cover to the frame.
Claims15
A cover assembly comprising:
- a frame including:
- a body having an upper surface, a lower surface, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a through passage;
- and
- a lip extending inward from the inner surface around a circumference of the inner surface, the lip having a main body portion extending inward from the inner surface, a plurality of circumferentially spaced lobes extending inward from the main body portion, and a circumferential groove that extends around the main body portion and inward with the plurality of circumferentially spaced lobes thereby forming securement areas on the main body portion of the lip between the circumferential groove and the inner surface of the body for receiving fasteners;
- a sealing device disposed within the groove;
- and
- a cover configured to be removably connected to the frame, wherein a lower surface of the cover is configured to abut the upper surface of the lip and seal to the frame via the sealing device,
- wherein the cover is configured to be removably connected to the frame without interfering with the seal.
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A cover assembly comprising:
- a frame including:
- a body having an upper surface with a plurality of circumferentially spaced body alignment indicators, a lower surface, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a through passage;
- and
- a lip including a main body portion extending inward from the inner surface around a circumference of the inner surface, a plurality of circumferentially spaced lobes extending inward from the main body portion, a circumferential groove that extends around the main body portion and inward with the plurality of circumferentially spaced lobes, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings between the circumferential groove and the inner surface of the body that are respectively aligned with one of the plurality of circumferentially spaced body alignment indicators;
- and
- a cover configured to be removably connected to the frame, the cover having an upper surface with a plurality of circumferentially spaced cover alignment indicators, a lower surface configured to abut the upper surface of the lip, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings respectively aligned with one of the plurality of circumferentially spaced cover alignment indicators and extending through the cover,
- wherein each of the cover alignment indicators is configured to be aligned with one of the body alignment indicators to align the openings in the cover with the openings in the lip.
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A cover assembly comprising:
- a frame including:
- a body having an upper surface with a plurality of circumferentially spaced body alignment indicators, a lower surface, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a through passage;
- and
- a lip extending inward from the inner surface around a circumference of the inner surface, the lip having a main body portion extending inward from the inner surface, a plurality of circumferentially spaced lobes extending inward from the main body portion, and a circumferential groove that extends around the main body portion and inward with the plurality of circumferentially spaced lobes thereby forming securement areas on the main body portion of the lip between the circumferential groove and the inner surface of the body for receiving fasteners;
- a sealing device disposed within the groove;
- and
- a cover configured to be removably connected to the frame, the cover having an upper surface with a plurality of circumferentially spaced cover alignment indicators and a lower surface configured to abut the upper surface of the lip,
- wherein each of the alignment indicators on the cover is configured to be aligned with one of the alignment indicators on the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.