Lightweight and durable utility pull box for protecting splices and junctions of underground coaxial cables, electrical wires and optical fibers

A gallery for storing splices or junctions for electrical, telephone, coaxial cable or optical fiber cable, comprising:

• an elongated main body portion made of durable and lightweight plastic material for providing chemical resistance and structural integrity, having an arch-shaped configuration defining an enlarged inner enclosure for storing communication equipment such as a splice or junction for electrical telephone, coaxial cable or optical fiber cable, having side walls formed with stiffening ribs and groove corrugations forming upstanding outer laterally extending strengthening ribs alternating with inwardly protruding grooves, and having end walls enclosing an end of the enclosure in the elongated main body portion;
• and means for forming at least one inlet opening in the elongated main body portion for receiving the electrical, telephone, coaxial cable or optical fiber cable for splicing or joining together and storing inside the enlarged inner enclosure of the elongated main body portion;
• wherein the gallery further comprises at least two open frames, each engaging in a respective pair of inwardly extending strengthening corrugations;
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• wherein the gallery further comprises a splice or junction table overlying said at least two open frames for supporting and elevating at least one splice or junction thereon.

A gallery for storing splices or functions for electrical, telephone, coaxial cable or optical fiber cable, comprising:

• an elongated main body portion made of durable and lightweight plastic material for providing chemical resistance and structural integrity, having an arch-shaped configuration defining an enlarged inner enclosure for storing communication equipment or connection such as a splice or junction for electrical, telephone, coaxial cable or optical fiber cable, having side walls formed with stiffening ribs and groove corrugations forming upstanding outer laterally extending strengthening ribs alternating with inwardly protruding grooves, and having end walls enclosing an end of the enclosure in the elongated main body portion;
• and means for forming at least one inlet opening in the elongated main body portion for receiving the electrical, telephone, coaxial cable or optical fiber cable for splicing or joining together and storing inside the enlarged inner enclosure of the elongated main body portion,
• wherein said gallery further comprises a raised top wall having four sides defining a raised top manhole portal to accommodate a person's body for accessing the communication equipment or connection in the enlarged inner enclosure, and a removable cover dimensioned to close the raised top manhole portal,
• wherein the gallery further comprises at least two open frames,
• wherein said elongated main body portion has a trapezoidal shape in cross-section, and
• wherein the at least two open frames have a corresponding trapezoidal shape.