Patent ID: 11939117
Assignee: INDEPENDENCE MATERIALS GROUP, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  E  F | IPC B  E  F

Claim 14:
15. A sump pump crock comprising:
a body octagonal in shape including a first portion and a second portion separate from the first portion,
wherein the first portion includes one of a tab and an opening and the second portion includes the other of the tab and the opening, and the tab is received in the opening to secure the first portion to the second portion,
wherein the body defines a base, a plurality of sidewalls, and a top opening, and a plurality of flanges extend around an outer perimeter of the body, extend around an external surface of the body, and are substantially parallel to the base,
wherein at least one of the plurality of sidewalls includes a plurality of perforations,
wherein the base comprises a first base part of the first portion and a second base part of the second portion, wherein the first base part includes one of a tab and an opening and the second base part includes the other of the tab and the opening that interacts with the one of the tab and the opening of the first base part to secure the first base part to the second base part; and

a removeable lid that covers the top opening, wherein the removeable lid comprises a first lid portion and a second lid portion each including a curved hinge that engages a rod,
wherein the curved hinge of the first lid portion engages the rod of the second lid portion, and the curved hinge of the second lid portion engages the rod of the first lid portion, allowing one of the first lid portion and the second lid portion to move relative to the other of the first lid portion and the second lid portion, and
wherein the removeable lid includes a hole that receives a drain that allows for water to flow in one direction through the drain.