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US 9,664,301 B2Granted
Valve box system
OwnerTodd Groseinventor
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Abstract
A valve box system is disclosed for providing operators with access to utility lines such as municipal water and gas systems. This valve box system provides alignment between its multiple sections and a four-notched upper section for a better interface with an adjustment tool. The result is an efficient system which may serve as a stand-alone product or may serve to retrofit existing valve box systems.
Claims9
A valve box system, comprising:
- a top section having a threaded outer surface and a top section flange extending outwardly above a top end of the threaded outer surface;
- a first middle section having a threaded inner surface, wherein the threaded inner surface of the first middle section is configured to receive and mate with the threaded outer surface of the top section, whereby a top end of the first middle section abuts the top section flange, to selectively interconnect and align the top section and the first middle section;
- a connector section having a top threaded outer surface, a bottom threaded outer surface, and a connector section flange extending outwardly between the top and bottom threaded outer surfaces, the connector section flange having a top face and a bottom face, wherein the threaded inner surface of the first middle section is configured to receive and mate with the top threaded outer surface of the connector section, whereby a bottom end of the first middle section abuts the top face of the connector section flange, to selectively interconnect and align the first middle section and the connector section;
- a second middle section having a threaded inner surface, wherein the threaded inner surface of the second middle section is configured to receive and mate with the bottom threaded outer surface of the connector section, whereby a top end of the second middle section abuts the bottom face of the connector section flange, to selectively interconnect and align the second middle section and the connector section;
- a bottom section having a threaded outer surface and a bottom section flange extending outwardly below a bottom end of the threaded outer surface, wherein the threaded inner surface of the second middle section is configured to receive and mate with the threaded outer surface of the bottom section, whereby a bottom end of the second middle section abuts the bottom section flange, to selectively interconnect and align the second middle section and the bottom section;
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- a valve box, selectively interconnected to the bottom section.
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A valve box system, comprising:
- a first riser section comprising a threaded outer surface;
- a first interior section comprising a threaded inner surface;
- a first coupling comprising a top threaded outer surface, a bottom threaded outer surface, and a coupling flange extending outwardly between the top and bottom threaded outer surfaces, the coupling flange having a top face and a bottom face, wherein the threaded inner surface of the first interior section is configured to receive and mate with the top threaded outer surface of the first coupling, whereby a bottom end of the first interior section abuts the top face of the coupling flange, to selectively interconnect the first interior section and the first coupling;
- a base section having a threaded outer surface and a base section flange extending outwardly below a bottom end of the threaded outer surface;
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- a valve box, selectively interconnected to the base section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.