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US 12,687,043 B2Granted
Latch locking cover for enclosures
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsMichael Edward Fisher, Wiley Richard Tipton, Robert Wilton Fox
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Abstract
Enclosure covers for use with direct burial enclosures are provided. The enclosure covers include a latch assembly that permits the enclosure cover to automatically lock to an enclosure box when installed.
Claims20
A utility enclosure cover assembly comprising:
- a cover comprising a perimeter configured to rest on a cover receiving ledge of an enclosure box, the cover comprising an upper side and a side wall extending from the upper side for at least a portion of the perimeter of the cover, at least one assembly opening extending through the side wall, and at least one tool opening extending through the upper side allowing a cover opening tool to be removably inserted by an end user;
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- at least one latch assembly movable between a lock position and an open position, wherein the at least one latch assembly comprises:
- a cup, the cup including a substantially vertical tool contacting wall and configured to receive the cover opening tool, the cup being aligned below the at least one tool opening such that the cup is accessible from the upper side of the cover by the cover opening tool as it is removably inserted by an end user through the at least one tool opening into the cup and engages the substantially vertical tool contacting wall.
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A utility enclosure comprising:
- an enclosure box having a cover receiving ledge, and
- an enclosure cover assembly used to cover the enclosure box, the enclosure cover assembly comprising:
- a cover comprising a perimeter configured to rest on the cover receiving ledge of the enclosure box, the cover comprising an upper side and a side wall extending from the upper side for at least a portion of the perimeter of the cover, at least one assembly opening extending through the side wall, and at least one tool opening extending through the upper side allowing a cover opening tool to be removably inserted by an end user;
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- at least one latch assembly movable between a lock position and an open position, wherein the at least one latch assembly comprises:
- a cup, the cup including a substantially vertical tool contacting wall and configured to receive the cover opening tool, the cup being aligned below the at least one tool opening such that the cup is accessible from the upper side of the cover by the cover opening tool as it is removably inserted by an end user through the at least one tool opening into the cup and engages the substantially vertical tool contacting wall.
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A utility enclosure kit comprising:
- an enclosure box having a cover receiving ledge;
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- an enclosure cover assembly that can rest on the cover receiving ledge and is used to cover the enclosure box, the enclosure cover assembly comprising at least one latch assembly movable between a lock position and an open position allowing the enclosure cover assembly to automatically lock when installed on the cover receiving ledge of the enclosure box, wherein the at least one latch assembly comprises a body having a cup, the cup including a substantially vertical tool contacting wall, the cup defining an open container to receive an end of a cover opening tool, the cup being aligned below at least one tool opening such that the cup is accessible from an upper surface of the cover by a cover opening tool which engages the substantially vertical tool contacting wall;
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- the cover opening tool configured to be removably inserted into the open container by an end user and engage the substantially vertical tool contacting wall of the cup to unlock the enclosure cover assembly and configured to remove the enclosure cover assembly from the enclosure box.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.