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 is configured to be lifted by the first slot and the second slot;
- a third reinforcement member coupled to the lower surface;
- and
- a fourth reinforcement member coupled to the lower surface and aligned with the third reinforcement member,
- wherein the first reinforcement member, second reinforcement member, third reinforcement member, and fourth reinforcement member meet at a diamond configuration in a central region of the lower surface.
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 is configured to be lifted by the first slot and the second slot;
- a third reinforcement member coupled to the lower surface;
- and
- a fourth reinforcement member coupled to the lower surface and aligned with the third reinforcement member,
- wherein the first reinforcement member includes a first section having a first width thickness, a second section having a second width thickness greater than the first width thickness, and a third section having a third width thickness greater than the second thickness, and
- wherein the first reinforcement member, second reinforcement member, third reinforcement member, and fourth reinforcement member meet at a diamond configuration in a central region of the lower surface.
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 is configured to be lifted by the first slot and the second slot;
- a third reinforcement member coupled to the lower surface;
- and
- a fourth reinforcement member coupled to the lower surface and aligned with the third reinforcement member,
- wherein the third reinforcement member includes a first section having a first width thickness and a second section having a second width thickness greater than the first width thickness, and
- wherein the first reinforcement member, second reinforcement member, third reinforcement member, and fourth reinforcement member meet at a diamond configuration in a central region of the lower surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.