Patent ID: 11926983
Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 7:
8. An underground utility enclosure cover assembly comprising:
a frame including:
a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls, wherein an end of each side wall meets an end of an end wall such that a central opening is formed within the pair of side walls and the pair of ends walls;
a cover receiving ledge secured to an edge of each side wall and each end wall so that the cover receiving ledge extends beyond a perimeter of the pair of side walls and the pair of end walls;
an overhang secured to an outer edge of the cover receiving ledge, the overhang having a sidewall; and
at least one stabilizing member extending from a bottom edge of the sidewall of the overhang in a direction away from the central opening;

a cover dimensioned to rest on the cover receiving ledge;
wherein the frame and the cover are made of a rigid material that permits the frame and cover to support vertical loads of at least about 40,000 lbs.