Patent ID: 6799920
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
A method for adjusting an adjustable utility access with respect to a road surface, comprising the steps of:a) providing upper and lower angled rings on a utility, the angle rings engage and rotate with respect to one another, the rings together having an upper end and a lower end, the lower angled ring also having at least one scale with horizontal orientation indicia; b) selecting a reference point on the utility; c) measuring a plurality of distances between a top of the utility to reference elevations at a plurality of different points around the utility; d) calculating two rotational settings based on the distances measured and a horizontal distance between distances measured, the rotational settings including a first angle setting corresponding to a desired inclination angle formed between the upper and lower ends of the rings, and a second orientation setting corresponding to a horizontal orientation of the inclination angle of the rings; e) aligning one of the rings with respect to the other ring to the first angle setting to obtain the desired inclination angle formed between the upper and lower ends of the rings; and f) aligning the second orientation setting on the scale of the lower ring with respect to the reference point on the utility to obtain a desired horizontal orientation of the inclination angle of the rings.