Apparatus and methods for surveying with a hydrant monument
OwnerDarrell G. B. Clineinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed to secure survey equipment to a top portion of a hydrant monument. The apparatus comprises a support plate having an upper surface and a lower surface. The support plate is adapted to be securely mounted to the top cover of the hydrant monument. The apparatus also comprises an attachment device to secure the survey equipment proximate the upper surface of the support plate.
Claims46
An apparatus to secure survey equipment to a top portion of a hydrant monument, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a support plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, said support plate adapted to be securely mounted to said top cover of said hydrant monument;
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- (b) an attachment device to secure said survey equipment proximate said upper surface of said support plate.
An apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein said apparatus further comprises at least two attachment arms, said attachment arms extending downward from said upper surface of said support plate and having nozzle apertures to receive nozzle caps of said hydrant monument to secure said support plate to said hydrant monument.
An apparatus comprising:
- (a) a hydrant monument;
- (b) a survey instrument;
- (c) a support plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, said support plate adapted to be securely mounted to said hydrant monument;
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- (d) an attachment device to secure said survey instrument at said upper surface of said support plate.
An apparatus to secure survey equipment to a hydrant monument comprising:
- (a) an upper plate adapted to secure survey equipment to an upper surface;
- (b) a lower plate;
- said upper plate connected to said lower plate so that said upper plate can be leveled relative to said lower plate;
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- said lower plate having an aperture to receive a securing device to secure said lower plate to said hydrant monument.
An apparatus to secure survey equipment to a hydrant monument comprising:
- (a) an upper plate adapted to secure survey equipment to an upper surface;
- (b) a lower plate;
- said upper plate connected to said lower plate so that said upper plate can be leveled relative to said lower plate;
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- said lower plate having mounting projections extending from a lower surface of said lower plate to be at least partially received by aligned mounting apertures on said top cover to securely mount said lower plate to a top cover of said hydrant monument.
An apparatus comprising:
- (a) a hydrant monument having a top cover;
- (b) a survey instrument;
- (c) an upper plate adapted to secure said survey instrument to an upper surface;
- (d) a lower plate;
- said upper plate connected to said lower plate so that said upper plate can be leveled relative to said lower plate, and said lower plate having mounting projections extending from a lower surface of said lower plate to be at least partially received by aligned mounting apertures on said top cover to securely mount said lower plate to said top cover of said hydrant monument.
A method of surveying comprising:
- (a) attaching a survey instrument to a hydrant monument having a reference point, said reference point having a position that is known in at least a 2 dimensional non-vertical space;
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- (b) sighting from said reference point onto a survey target.
A method of surveying comprising sighting with a survey instrument onto a survey target, said survey target secured to a tribrach, said tribrach secured to a hydrant monument having a reference point, wherein the position of said reference point is known in at least 2 dimensional non-vertical space.
A method of surveying comprising:
- (a) locating a hydrant monument;
- (b) mounting a survey instrument to a support plate, said support plate having an upper surface and a lower surface;
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- (c) mounting said support plate with said survey instrument attached thereto to said hydrant monument.
A method of surveying comprising:
- (a) locating a hydrant monument;
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- (b) mounting a survey instrument having an upper plate connected to said lower plate so that said upper plate can be leveled relative to said lower plate, to said hydrant monument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.