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US 2009/0289068 A1Published application
Housing apparatus for buried equipment
OwnerJerry G. Bakerinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus that can be placed into a surface or substrata, such as soil, to enclose and protect valves, meters and/or other equipment buried under such surface. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a bottom tray that holds the valve or meter, one or more stackable spacer segments, a cap segment and a lockable lid member.
Claims13
A housing apparatus for buried equipment comprising:
- a) a bottom tray having an upper opening;
- b) at least one spacer segment disposed on said upper opening of said bottom tray;
- c) a cap member having a central opening, disposed on said at least one spacer segment;
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- d) a removable lid disposed within said central opening of said cap member.
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A housing apparatus for buried equipment comprising:
- a) a substantially bowl-shaped bottom tray having an upper opening and a lip extending substantially around said upper opening;
- b) at least one spacer segment disposed on said lip of said bottom tray;
- c) a cap member having a central opening, disposed on said at least one spacer segment;
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- d) a removable lid disposed within said central opening of said cap member.
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A housing apparatus for buried equipment comprising:
- a) a bottom member having a body, a lower opening, an upper opening, a lip extending substantially around said upper opening, and at least one vertical bore extending through said lip;
- b) a cap member having a body, a lower opening, an upper central opening and at least one vertical bore, wherein said cap member is disposed on the lip of said bottom member, and said at least one vertical bore of said cap member is aligned with said at least one vertical bore of said bottom member;
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- c) a removable lid disposed within said central opening of said cap member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.