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US 6,802,962 B1Granted
Deck drain cover plate assembly
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsAlbert E. Browne, III, Jeffrey W. Gibbs
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Abstract
An easy access deck drain cover assembly with a strainer plate having a removable hinge at one end and a removable locking mechanism opposite the hinge where the locking mechanism includes a J-bolt coupled to the strainer plate and means for engaging the bottom of the J-bolt to secure the strainer plate in a closed position. The strainer plate cover remains connected to the deck drain even when opened so that the deck drain may be serviced.
Claims4
A deck drain cover assembly comprising:
- a pair of retainers each having a hinge pin at one end secured to a deck drain;
- a strainer plate having a finger at one end and an aperture opposite said finger, said finger including an opening sized to hold said hinge pin;
- a nut attached to the bottom of said strainer plate axial with said strainer plate aperture;
- a spring disposed inside and axial with said strainer plate aperture and abutting said nut;
- a J-bolt passing through said strainer plate aperture, said spring and said nut, said J-bolt having a head accessible from a top of said strainer plate and abutting said spring;
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- lock means located below said strainer plate aperture, so as to engage a bottom of said J-bolt and hold said strainer plate closed under the bias of said spring.
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