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Manhole cover sealing and locking arrangement

US4763449A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 1987
Grant dateAug 16, 1988
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE02D29/1427
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A manhole for an urban sanitary system comprises a cover 2, a frame 1 for receiving the cover, a toric elastomeric sealing ring G1 interposed between the frame and the cover, and a soundproofing ring G2 on which the cover seats. The locking of the cover on the frame and the support of the cover on the rings G1and G2 are implemented by a plurality of flanges 4 recessed in the frame and bolted thereto.

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