Patent ID: 11885143
Assignee: nan
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 7:
8. A method of connecting a cover member to an exposed anchor within an access pocket of a pre-cast concrete structural member, said anchor being embedded in said pre-cast concrete structural member below an exterior surface of said pre-cast concrete structural member adjacent said access pocket, comprising the steps of:
providing a cover member having a central dome surrounded by a peripheral flange, a first protrusion projecting into said access pocket at one end of said cover member and defining an opening for accessing an interior portion of said first protrusion, a second protrusion projecting into said access pocket at an opposing end of said cover member and having a closed lower portion, a third protrusion projecting downwardly into said access pocket from said closed lower portion of said second protrusion and defining an access opening that opens into an interior space within said second and third protrusions, said first and second protrusions forming a valley therebetween;
also providing a cable tie having an elongated body and a fastening head operable to receive said elongated body therethrough for passage in one direction;
threading said elongated body of said cable tie into said access opening of said third protrusion for passage through said second and third protrusions and above said valley;
extracting said elongated body of said cable tie from within said first protrusion and outwardly through said opening in said first protrusion;
extending said elongated body of said cable tie through an opening in said anchor and into engagement with said fastening head of said cable tie; and
pulling said elongated body through said fastening head until said cable tie becomes tight and said peripheral flange is engaged with said exterior surface of said pre-cast concrete structural member around said access pocket.