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US 6,271,667 B1Granted
Buried closure guard with electronic marker
OwnerJoe T. Minarovicinventor
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Abstract
A device for electronically marking a buried closure has a transponder and a shield or cover affixed to the transponder in such a manner that, when attached to the buried closure, the transponder is positioned at a predetermined location and orientation with respect to the known position and orientation of the buried closure. The shield can have a raised portion housing the transponder, and is preferably elongated with an arcuate cross-section, generally larger than the buried closure.
Claims15
An article for electronically marking a buried cable closure, comprising:
- a shield member having a transponder, said shield member being generally arcuate, having a cross-section larger than a cross-section of the cable closure, and a length longer than a length of the cable closure, said shield member being adapted to physically protect the cable closure and prevent moisture from seeping directly into the cable closure from above;
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- means for attaching the shield member to the buried cable closure such that said transponder is positioned at a predetermined location with respect to the buried cable closure.
A device for electronically marking a buried closure, comprising:
- a transponder;
- a shield member affixed to said transponder, said shield member being elongated and having an arcuate cross-section, said cross-section of said shield member being larger than a large cross-section of the buried closure, and said shield member being longer than the buried closure, said shield member further being adapted to physically protect the buried closure and prevent moisture from seeping directly into the buried closure from above;
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- means for positioning said transponder at a predetermined location and orientation with respect to the known position and orientation of the buried closure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.