Curb stop structure and method

A method of using a curb stop structure, the structure having a supporting base member with a top surface;

• a body upstanding normal to said top surface, said body having an open top, an interior, and a wall;
• a first abutment member, said first abutment member located on said top surface of said base member and adjacent to said outer wall surface of said body at a first area;
• a first vertical slit, said first vertical slit being in alignment with said first abutment member and extending from said open top toward said first abutment member;
• a second abutment member, said second abutment member located on said top surface of said base member and adjacent to said outer wall surface of said body at a second area;
• a second vertical slit, said second vertical slit being in alignment with said second abutment member and extending from said open top toward said second abutment member;
• and wherein said first and said second vertical slits are equally spaced from one another around said body in diametrically opposite alignment, the method including the steps of:
• flexing said body outwardly along said first and second vertical slits;
• moving a curb stop valve through said open top and into said interior of said curb stop structure;
• and
• aligning said curb stop valve with said first and said second vertical slits.