Patent ID: 9469962
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: E02D,E03F

Claim Text:
1. A prefab lift station comprising: a well casing including mechanical equipment therein and a horizontal upper rim; a one-piece foundation slab mounted to said horizontal upper rim covering said well casing; said one-piece foundation slab being larger in surface area than a cross-sectional area of said well casing; a portion of said one-piece foundation slab overhanging said well casing horizontally aboveground to one side of said well casing, outside said horizontal upper rim; a building mounted to said one-piece foundation slab, said building being larger in floor area than said cross-sectional area of said well casing; said building being mounted to said one-piece foundation slab such that said building only partly covering said cross-sectional area of said well casing, with a first building portion thereof being located immediately above said well casing, and another building portion thereof being overhung to said one side of said well casing, outside said horizontal upper rim; and a hatch located aboveground in said foundation slab outside and in front of said building, said hatch having a first opening giving access to a first vertical half of said well casing; said first opening having one side bordering a diameter of said well casing; said foundation slab having a weightless volume incorporated therein; said weightless volume being located under said another portion of said building, shifting a combined center of gravity of said one-piece foundation slab and of said building from said one side of said well casing to a region inside said horizontal upper rim.