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 comprising a pattern of bosses, a first slot and a second slot disposed on the upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface. A first reinforcement member may be coupled to the lower surface. The first slot may extend into the first reinforcement member, and a second reinforcement member may be coupled to the lower surface and aligned with the first reinforcement member. The second slot may extend into the second reinforcement member. The cover may be configured to be lifted by the first slot and the second slot.
Claims20
A cover for an underground enclosure comprising:
- an upper surface comprising a pattern of bosses;
- a first slot and a second slot disposed on the upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface;
- a first reinforcement member coupled to the lower surface, the first slot extending into the first reinforcement member;
- a second reinforcement member coupled to the lower surface and aligned with the first reinforcement member, the second slot extending into the second reinforcement member, wherein the cover configured to be lifted by the first slot and the second slot;
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- a support structure extending from the lower surface, the support structure having a hexagonal central region and a rectangular perimeter.
A cover for an underground enclosure comprising:
- an upper surface comprising a pattern of bosses;
- a first slot and a second slot disposed on the upper surface;
- a lower surface opposite the upper surface;
- a first reinforcement member coupled to the lower surface, the first slot extending into the first reinforcement member;
- a second reinforcement member coupled to the lower surface and oriented perpendicularly to the first reinforcement member;
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- a support structure extending from the lower surface, the support structure intersecting the first reinforcement member and the second reinforcement member, the support structure having a hexagonal central region and a rectangular perimeter.
A cover for an underground enclosure comprising:
- an upper surface comprising a pattern of bosses;
- a first slot and a second slot disposed on the upper surface;
- a lower surface opposite the upper surface;
- a support structure centered on the lower surface, the support structure having a hexagonal center and a rectangular perimeter;
- and,
- a first, a second, a third, and a fourth reinforcement member coupled to the lower surface and defining a cross shape on the lower surface,
- wherein the first slot extends into the first reinforcement member;
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- wherein the cover is configured to be lifted by the first slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.