Patent ID: 9284711
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: E02D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A lid for an in-ground utilities box, comprising: a concrete core; one or more plastic sidewalls surrounding the perimeter of the concrete core, the concrete core having an upper surface exposed through the one or more plastic sidewalls at an upper surface of the lid; a plastic reinforcement structure formed integrally with the one or more plastic sidewalls; a nameplate mounting structure coupled to the plastic reinforcement structure and exposed at the upper surface of the concrete core, wherein the nameplate mounting structure has one or more connector elements exposed at the upper surface of the lid, and wherein the one or more connector elements are configured to engage a nameplate at the upper surface of the lid, wherein the nameplate mounting structure comprises a plastic platform and one or more plastic sidewalls to form a cavity that is configured to receive the nameplate, and wherein the top edge of the one or more plastic sidewalls of the nameplate mounting structure is substantially co-planar with the upper surface of the lid to prevent concrete from reaching the cavity.