Patent ID: 7735512

Claim:
A system for mounting a utility access fixture in fluid communication with a conduit, the utility access fixture having a fixture head projecting radially outward from a central fixture mounting stem, the conduit presenting a free end below the intended surface level of a poured slab, the mounting system comprising: a) a coring sleeve having a lower portion connectable in fluid communication with said conduit and a bowl projecting outward from said lower portion, said bowl defining a bowl cavity surrounding and opening centrally into a bore extending through said lower portion of said coring sleeve; said coring sleeve sized to removably receive the utility access fixture therein with the fixture head received within said bowl cavity and the central fixture mounting stem extending into said bore extending through said lower portion of said coring sleeve, and b) a plug removably positionable in said bowl cavity, prior to reception of the utility access fixture within said coring sleeve, to extend across said bowl cavity without extending above the intended surface level of the poured slab.