Oval cover member for pre-cast concrete lift hook

A method of connecting a cover member to an exposed anchor within an access pocket of a pre-cast concrete structural member, said anchor being embedded in said pre-cast concrete structural member below an exterior surface of said pre-cast concrete structural member adjacent said access pocket, comprising the steps of:

• providing a cover member having a central dome surrounded by a peripheral flange, a first protrusion projecting into said access pocket at one end of said cover member and defining an opening for accessing an interior portion of said first protrusion, a second protrusion projecting into said access pocket at an opposing end of said cover member and having a closed lower portion, a third protrusion projecting downwardly into said access pocket from said closed lower portion of said second protrusion and defining an access opening that opens into an interior space within said second and third protrusions, said first and second protrusions forming a valley therebetween;
• also providing a cable tie having an elongated body and a fastening head operable to receive said elongated body therethrough for passage in one direction;
• threading said elongated body of said cable tie into said access opening of said third protrusion for passage through said second and third protrusions and above said valley;
• extracting said elongated body of said cable tie from within said first protrusion and outwardly through said opening in said first protrusion;
• extending said elongated body of said cable tie through an opening in said anchor and into engagement with said fastening head of said cable tie;
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• pulling said elongated body through said fastening head until said cable tie becomes tight and said peripheral flange is engaged with said exterior surface of said pre-cast concrete structural member around said access pocket.

A cover member for engaging an anchor in a pre-cast concrete structural member to cover an access pocket depressed into an exterior surface of the pre-cast concrete structural member exposing the anchor for utilization, comprising:

• a central dome surrounded by a peripheral flange;
• a first protrusion formed to project into said access pocket at one end of said cover member and defining an opening for accessing an interior portion of said first protrusion;
• a second protrusion formed to project into said access pocket at an opposing end of said cover member and having a closed lower portion;
• a third protrusion formed to project downwardly into said access pocket from said closed lower portion of said second protrusion and defining an access opening that opens into an interior space within said second and third protrusions;
• a valley formed between said first and second protrusions;
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• a cable tie having an elongated body and a fastening head operable to receive said elongated body therethrough for passage in one direction, said cable tie passing through said access opening in said third protrusion, through said interior space in said second and third protrusions, above said valley, down through said first protrusion, exiting said opening in said first protrusion, through an opening in said anchor, and into engagement with said fastening head, said elongated body being pulled through said fastening head until said cable tie becomes tight and said peripheral flange is engaged against said exterior surface of said pre-cast concrete structural member around said access pocket.