Access cover with moveable attaching devices for underground pumping stations and other installations
AssigneeInternational Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
InventorsNicholas Nagy, Clinton F. Egerton
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Abstract
An underground station is provided with an access cover assembly including a frame extending about an access opening and a cover hingedly attached to said frame. A support member is attached to said frame and extends about the periphery of the access opening. Attaching members are slidably mounted to said support member so that they may be positioned to any desired location about the periphery of the access opening. Fastening means are provided for fixing said attaching members at desired locations about the support member and for fastening station accessories to the attaching member so that the accessories may be mounted in preferred locations in a particular station.
Claims16
An underground pumping station, comprising:
- a sump basin including a liquid inlet, a liquid outlet and a top having an access opening;
- a pump disposed in said basin and having a discharge outlet connected to the liquid outlet of the basin;
- a cover frame fixedly mounted in the top of the basin and extending about the periphery of the access opening;
- a support member attached to said cover frame and extending about the periphery of the access opening;
- a cover hingedly attached to one of said cover frame and support member for closing said access opening;
- attaching members slidably mounted to said support member whereby the attaching members may be positioned to any desired location on the support member;
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- fastening means for engaging said attaching members and accessories to be mounted in the pumping station whereby said attaching members are fixed at a desired location on the support member and the accessories are attached thereto in the preferred location for a particular pumping station.
An access cover assembly, comprising:
- a frame member defining an access opening in the access cover assembly;
- a support member attached to said frame member and extending about the access opening;
- a cover hingedly attached to one of said frame member and support member for closing said access opening;
- attaching members slidably mounted to said support member to be located at any desired position on the support member;
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- fastening means for engaging said attaching members and fixing said attaching members at a desired location on the support member, whereby an accessory used with the cover assembly may be attached to the support member in a preferred location by said fastening means.
An access cover assembly for an underground pumping station of the type in which a number of station accessories are suspended from the access cover assembly, comprising:
- a frame member defining an access opening the access cover assembly;
- a cover hingedly attached to said frame member;
- a track member formed on said frame member and extending about the access opening;
- a cover hingedly attached to one of said frame members and track member for closing said access opening;
- attaching members slideably mounted to said track member for positioning at any desired location about the access opening;
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- fastening means for fixing the attaching members at a desired location and for attaching accessories to the access cover assembly.
An underground pumping station, comprising:
- a sump basin including a liquid inlet, a liquid outlet and a top having an access opening;
- a pump disposed in said basin and having a discharge outlet;
- a cover frame fixedly mounted in the top of said basin and extending about the periphery of the access opening;
- a support member attached to said cover frame and extending about the periphery of the access opening;
- a cover hingedly attached to one of said cover frame and support member for closing said access opening;
- attaching members slidably mounted to said support member whereby the attaching members may be positioned to any desired location on the support member;
- fastening means for engaging said attaching members and for mounting accessories in the pumping station, whereby said attaching members are fixed at a desired location on the support member and the accessories are attached thereto in the desired location for a particular pumping station;
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- means for supporting said pump in said basin, said supporting means being connected to the support member at a selected position by said slidably mounted attaching members and fastening means so that the pump discharge outlet is aligned with the sump basin liquid outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.