Communications box

A communications box for use beneath the surface of an athletic field comprising:

• a base, the base being rectangular;
• a pair o major sides and a pair of minor sides, the major sides generally being the same size and being substantially parallel to one another, the minor sides being smaller than the major sides and generally being the same size and being generally parallel to one another, the major sides being connected to the minor sides generally at right angles to one another, the major sides and the minor sides being connected to the base substantially at right angles and both the major sides and the minor sides having a top edge and an interior surface and an exterior surface;
• a partition located between the major sides and being generally parallel to the minor sides;
• means for securing the partition to one pair of opposing sides in either one of the two partitions, the partition being closer to the top edge in one of the two positions;
• means to retain the cover in place at the top edge;
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• means to adjust the position of the means to retain the cover in relation to the top edge;
• a cover having an outside surface an inside surface, the inside surface resting upon the cover brackets, the cover having a pair of hand holes extending though the cover, the hand holes being rectangular.

A communications box for use beneath the surface of an athletic field comprising:

• a base, the base being rectangular;
• a pair of major sides and a pair of minor sides, the major sides generally being the same size and being substantially parallel to one another, the minor sides being smaller than the major sides and generally being the same size and being generally parallel to one another, the major sides being connected to the minor sides generally at right angles to one another, the major sides and the minor sides each having a top edge and an interior surface and an exterior surface;
• a partition located between the major sides and generally parallel to the minor sides;
• a pair of partition brackets secured to the partition, the partition brackets being secured to the major side, each partition bracket having two pairs of bolt holes;
• partition stud nuts secured to the exterior surface of both major sides, wall holes in the sides communicating with the partition stud nuts;
• partition stud bolts, one partition stud bolt being located in one bolt hole of each pair of bolt holes in the partition bracket;
• a cover bracket being a right angle member having a vertical part and a horizontal part and being located a short distance on the interior surface from the top edge, the cover bracket being mounted on both the major sides and the minor sides, each vertical part having a pair of openings vertically aligned with one another and in a spaced relationship to one another;
• cover stud nuts mounted on the exterior surface, the major sides and the minor sides having wall holes communicating with the stud nuts;
• cover stud bolts located in one opening of the pairs of bolt holes in the vertical part and engaging a stud nut;
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• a cover having an outside surface and an inside surface, the inside surface resting upon the cover brackets, the cover having a pair of hand holes extending through the cover, the hand holes being rectangular.