Handhole compartment
OwnerA. Philip Parduhninventor
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Abstract
A handhole compartment for utility poles. The compartment includes an oval sidewall sized to be received in the handhole, and a removable cover. The cover is equipped with a latch at each end. A foot on the end of the latch engages a notch in the sidewall. The foot is controlled by rotating the head of the latch on the top of the cover using an Allen wrench. The latch eliminates the need to align and thread bolts. The cover is molded plastic so that warping, common to metal covers, is virtually eliminated and so that the desired shape and size can be reproduced consistently. A lip on the edge of the cover provides a seal around the edge of the sidewall.
Claims38
A handhole compartment for installation in a handhole in a utility pole, the compartment comprising:
- a sidewall forming an enclosure sized to be received in the handhole, the sidewall having a front edge that defines a front access opening;
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- at least one latch receiver in the sidewall;
- a cover sized to occlude the front access opening, the cover having a body portion circumscribed by an edge;
- a latch depending from the cover and comprising a foot movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, wherein in the latched position the foot non-threadedly engages the latch receiver in the sidewall to secure the cover over the access opening and so that in the unlatched position the foot is disengaged from the latch receiver.
A cover assembly for a handhole compartment comprising a sidewall having a front edge defining a front access opening and a latch receiver in the sidewall, the cover assembly comprising:
- a cover sized to occlude the front access opening of the compartment, the cover having a body portion circumscribed by an edge;
- a latch depending from the cover and comprising a foot movable between latched position and an unlatched position, wherein in the latched position the foot non-threadedly engages the latch receiver in the sidewall to secure the cover over the access opening and so that in the unlatched position the foot is disengaged from the latch receiver.
A utility pole assembly comprising:
- a hollow shaft;
- a handhole in the side of the shaft;
- a compartment in the handhole, the compartment comprising:
- a sidewall forming an enclosure sized to be received in the handhole, the sidewall having a front edge that defines a front access opening;
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- at least one latch receiver in the sidewall;
- a cover sized to occlude the front access opening, the cover having a body portion circumscribed by an edge;
- a latch depending from the cover and comprising a foot movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, wherein in the latched position the foot non-threadedly engages the latch receiver in the sidewall to secure the cover over the access opening and so that in the unlatched position the foot is disengaged from the latch receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.