Utility cover
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsHsi Jen Wang, Cauley Sean Price, Jerry Dale Goolsby, Lemuel David Fagan
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Abstract
A cover for an underground enclosure may include an upper surface and may include a pattern of bosses, and a first slot and a second slot each disposed on the upper surface. The cover may also include a lower surface opposite the upper surface. A first rib or reinforcement member may be coupled to the lower surface. The first slot may extend into the first rib or reinforcement member. A second rib or reinforcement member may be coupled to the lower surface and aligned with the first rib or reinforcement member. The second slot may extend into the second rib or reinforcement member. The cover may be configured to be lifted by the first slot and the second slot.
Claims13
A cover for an underground enclosure comprising:
- an upper surface;
- a first slot and a second slot disposed in the upper surface;
- a lower surface opposite the upper surface;
- a longitudinal rib coupled to the lower surface and bisecting the lower surface in a longitudinal direction;
- and,
- at least one lateral rib coupled to the lower surface and bisecting the lower surface in a lateral direction, the lateral rib including a first arced portion abutting a first side surface of the cover and a second arced portion abutting a second side surface of the cover;
- wherein the longitudinal and the at least one lateral rib intersect one another, and the first and second slot extend into the longitudinal rib and the cover is configured to be lifted by the first slot and the second slot.
A cover for an underground enclosure comprising:
- an upper surface comprising a pattern of bosses;
- a first slot and a second slot disposed in the upper surface;
- a lower surface opposite the upper surface;
- a longitudinal rib coupled to the lower surface and bisecting the lower surface in a longitudinal direction;
- a lateral rib coupled to the lower surface and bisecting the lower surface in a lateral direction, including a first arced portion abutting a first side surface of the cover and a second arced portion abutting a second side surface of the cover;
- and,
- wherein the first and second slot extend into the longitudinal rib and the cover is configured to be lifted by the first slot and the second slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.