Enclosure system for underground utility connections

An underground utilities enclosure and distribution assembly comprising:

• a grade level box adapted for installation below ground and having an upper opening facing an interior region for containing a below-ground utility cable,
• a removable split cover plate adapted for mounting to the opening in the grade level box to close off the interior region from the environment, the split cover plate comprising a pedestal mounting section and a separate cover section;
• the pedestal mounting section comprising a base and an access opening in the base for access to the interior region of the grade level box, and
• a pedestal housing assembly comprising a lower support structure shaped as a collar adapted to rest on the pedestal mounting section and having an opening that matches the configuration of the access opening in the cover plate section, the lower support structure adapted for supporting a connection device to support above-ground connections to a utility cable contained in the grade level box, and a pedestal cover that releasably attaches to the lower support structure to enclose above-ground connections on the connection device.

An underground utilities enclosure and distribution assembly, comprising:

• a grade level box,
• a removable split cover plate mounted on the box, the split cover plate comprising a pedestal mounting section and a separate cover section,
• an access opening in the pedestal mounting section,
• a pedestal housing assembly having a lower support structure that interlocks with the access opening, the lower support structure having an opening aligned with the access opening,
• the pedestal housing assembly further including a mounting device affixed to the lower support structure for supporting electrical connections made above-ground, and a pedestal cover removably disposed over the mounting device,
• in which the lower support structure comprises a collar that rests atop the pedestal mounting section with an opening aligned with the access opening, the collar releasably snap locked in the access opening.