Patent ID: 6276093
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: E03F,Y02A

Abstract:
Sump container cover adapted to be fastened to and to seal a sump pump container recessed below the surface of a floor and designed to permit gravity flow of flood water from the floor through said cover into said container and to permit the pumping of water from said container through a discharge conduit which passes through an opening in said cover, said cover comprising an outer periphery having a plurality of bolt openings for fastening the cover to a sump pump container, a transverse opening through the cover surrounded by a sealing bushing, to receive and sealingly engage a discharge conduit for water pumped from the container to an outside drain, a dividing line intersecting said transverse opening and separating said cover into cover sections which are independently removable from said sump pump container to provide access to the interior thereof without disturbing a discharge conduit passing through said transverse opening, and an air-sealed water inlet through said cover to permit flood water to flow into the container while retarding the escape of odor, radon, moisture and pump noise from the container.