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US 2019/0161936 A1Published application
Cover assembly
AssigneeTrumbull Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorBlake Emanuel
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Abstract
The present application provides a cover assembly having a frame and a cover removably connected to the frame. The cover is sealed to the frame by a sealing device, and the cover is removably connected to the frame by fasteners without interfering with the seal to prevent leakage through the area around the fasteners. The frame and cover each also have a plurality of alignment indicators that are aligned with one another to assist an operator in securing the cover to the frame.
Claims20
A cover assembly comprising:
- a frame including:
- a body having an upper surface, a lower surface, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a through passage;
- and
- a lip extending inward from the inner surface around a circumference of the inner surface, the lip having a main body portion and a plurality of circumferentially spaced frame lobes or frame lobe receiving areas extending from the main body portion;
- and
- a cover configured to be removably connected to the frame, the covering having an upper surface, a lower surface configured to abut the lip, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced cover lobes or cover lobe receiving areas,
- wherein the plurality of circumferentially spaced frame lobes or cover lobes align and mate with a corresponding one of the plurality of circumferentially spaced cover lobe receiving areas or frame lobe receiving areas to seat the cover against the lip.
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A cover assembly comprising:
- a frame including:
- a body having an upper surface, a lower surface, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a through passage;
- and
- a lip extending inward from the inner surface around a circumference of the inner surface, the lip having a main body portion and a plurality of circumferentially spaced frame lobe receiving areas extending outward from the main body portion;
- and
- a cover configured to be removably connected to the frame, the covering having an upper surface, a lower surface configured to abut the lip, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced cover lobes extending outward from an outer periphery of the cover and configured to align and mate with a corresponding one of the plurality of circumferentially spaced frame lobe receiving areas to seat the cover against the lip.
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A cover assembly comprising:
- a frame including:
- a body having an upper surface, a lower surface, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a through passage;
- and
- a lip extending inward from the inner surface around a circumference of the inner surface, the lip having a main body portion extending inward from the inner surface, a plurality of circumferentially spaced lobes or lobe receiving areas extending inward or outward respectively from the main body portion, and a circumferential groove that extends around the main body portion;
- a sealing device disposed within the groove;
- and
- a cover configured to be removably connected to the frame, wherein a lower surface of the cover is configured to abut the upper surface of the lip and seal to the frame via the sealing device,
- wherein the cover is configured to be removably connected to the frame without interfering with the seal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.