# US 10,479,563 B2 · Utility anti-theft enclosure

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- Number: US 10,479,563 B2
- Document ID: US10479563B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/152,000
- Filed: 2016-05-11
- Published: 2016-11-17
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2015-05-11
- Assignees: Hubbell Incorporated
- Applicants: Hubbell Incorporated
- Inventors: Paul Steven Tramm; John Thomas Polk; Greg Glenn Isaacson
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10479563B2

## CPC

- B65D 43/02: Removable lids or covers (with means for piercing, cutting, or tearing a frangible inner closure B65D51/22)
- E05B 65/006: {for covers or panels (for manholes E02D29/1427; for holes enabling access to installations in buildings E04F19/08; for pressure vessels F16J13/00)}
- E05B 65/0089: {for utility meters or the like}
- H02G 9/10: in cable chambers, e.g. in manhole or in handhole
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
- H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES

## Abstract

A utility enclosure includes a box having a plurality of walls and a central opening. An insert is positioned in the central opening and includes a plurality of connected side walls. A removable cover is connected to the insert. A removable lid is connected to the box.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A utility enclosure comprising:
a box including a plurality of walls and a central opening for receiving a utility component;
an insert having a plurality of insert side walls and configured to be positioned in the central opening and a continuous flange extending around the plurality of insert side walls and configured to extend underneath at least one of the walls of the box;
a removable cover having a top and a cover wall extending from the top, the cover configured to be placed over the insert so that the cover wall surrounds at least a portion of the plurality of insert side walls; and
a removable lid configured to connect to the box.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The utility enclosure of claim 1, wherein four separate flanges extend from four insert side walls.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The utility enclosure of claim 1, wherein a locking interface connects the cover to the insert.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The utility enclosure of claim 1, wherein the cover is configured to prevent a tool from prying the cover from the insert.

### Claim 5

A utility enclosure comprising:
an insert having a plurality of insert side walls and configured to be positioned around a utility component;
a removable cover having a top and a cover wall extending from the top, the cover configured to be placed over the insert so that the cover wall surrounds at least a portion of the plurality of insert side walls; and
a locking interface extending from the top of the cover having a lock chamber and a key access chamber,
wherein the lock chamber and the key access chamber are defined by a base and a plurality of walls.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The utility enclosure of claim 5, wherein a tab extends from one of the plurality of walls and the cover includes a slot for receiving the tab.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The utility enclosure of claim 5, wherein the locking interface includes a crossbar extending from one of the insert side walls and a lock tab extending from the crossbar having an opening.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The utility enclosure of claim 7, wherein the crossbar extends from a first insert side wall to a second insert side wall.

### Claim 9 (depends on 5)

The utility enclosure of claim 5, wherein the lock chamber includes a slot to receive the lock tab and a shackle of the lock passes through the opening of the lock tab when in the locked position.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The utility enclosure of claim 7, wherein the key access chamber is separated from the lock chamber by a partition.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The utility enclosure of claim 10, wherein one of the walls includes a slot for receiving a portion of the partition.

### Claim 12

A utility enclosure comprising:
a box including a plurality of walls and a central opening for receiving a utility component;
an insert configured to be positioned in the central opening around the utility component, the insert including a plurality of insert side walls and a flange extending from the side walls and configured to extend under at least one of the plurality of box walls;
a removable cover configured to be placed over the insert;
a locking interface extending from the top of the cover having a base and a plurality of side walls defining a lock chamber and a key access chamber and
a removable lid configured to connect to the box.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The utility enclosure of claim 12, wherein the cover includes a grounding feature.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The utility enclosure of claim 12, wherein the insert includes a grounding feature.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The utility enclosure of claim 12, wherein the cover includes a lifting opening.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

The utility enclosure of claim 12, wherein the cover includes a top and a cover wall extending from the top, the cover configured to be placed over the insert so that the cover wall surrounds at least a portion of the plurality of insert side walls.

### Claim 17 (depends on 12)

The utility enclosure of claim 12, wherein the key access chamber is separated from the lock chamber by a partition.