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US 5,666,768 AGranted
Collapsible handle assembly for concrete covers
OwnerNorman W. Gavininventor
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Abstract
A housing designed to be anchored in concrete includes a handle and a pivot for moving the handle between an upstanding position and a generally recessed position with respect to the top of the housing. The pivot may extend from the housing for anchoring the housing in the concrete.
Claims18
A collapsible handle assembly for a concrete item, said assembly comprising in combination:
- a housing having a top, a left side wall, a right side wall, and a bottom panel attached to said left side wall and said right side wall, said housing being in the shape of a container having an opening at said top and configured to exclude concrete from the container when said housing is cast in concrete,
- a handle having a top, a bottom, and a pair of legs, each leg having a first end and a second end, the first ends of the legs being connected to the top of the handle, the second ends of the legs forming the bottom of the handle,
- first pivot means in said container connected to said housing, said first leg comprising first bearing means at the bottom of the handle for rotating said handle on said first pivot means,
- second pivot means in said container connected to said housing,
- said second leg comprising second bearing means at the bottom of the handle for rotating said handle on said second pivot means,
- a pedestal mounted in said housing between said first and second legs in said container and having a first opening configured to deliver concrete into said pedestal between said legs when said housing is cast in concrete,
- said housing comprising concrete anchor means mounted on said housing and configured so that said housing is anchored by said concrete anchor means in concrete when said housing is cast in concrete.
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A collapsible handle assembly comprising in combination:
- an item comprising concrete,
- a housing having a top, cast in the concrete and being in the shape of a container having an opening at said top and excluding said concrete from said container,
- a handle having a top, a bottom, and a pair of legs, each leg having a first end and a second end, the first ends of the legs being connected to the top of the handle, the second ends of the legs forming the bottom of the handle,
- a pedestal mounted in said housing between said first leg and said second leg in said container and containing a portion of said concrete between the legs,
- means holding said handle in said housing so that said top of said handle is movable from a first position with respect to the top of said housing, to a second position with respect to the top of said housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.