Patent · US Expired

Covering for a ground opening

US4873795A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateNov 2, 1988
Grant dateOct 17, 1989
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Expiry dateNov 2, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE02D29/14
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A covering includes a cover and a frame into which the cover is inserted. A supporting surface of the cover and a cooperating bearing surface of the frame each have a surface inclined with respect to the cover plane. These surfaces are partial peripheral surfaces of a sloping cylinder and/or a sloping cone bounded by sections. As a result the partial surfaces have along their circumferences a different inclination with respect to the cover plane. Therefore the cover can only be inserted in the frame in a specific position. Since as a result of this the same surface positions of the cover and the frame always rest on one another, in the case of such coverings a tight closure can be achieved with a circular or oval opening.

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