Patent ID: 7712259

Claim:
A sump cover system for a sump, said cover system having a riser and a collar, said collar having a top forming an upper lip having an outer periphery, the cover system further comprising: a support ring having a central opening and an outer periphery greater than the outer periphery of said upper lip and seated on and extending outward beyond said upper lip outer periphery for directing outward beyond said collar liquid that flows outward and on to said support ring, a sump cover overlying said support ring for covering said central opening, a sealing member for forming a liquid tight seal between said support ring and said upper lip, at least one compression bracket having at least two spaced regions extending under at least two spaced parts of said riser, at least one elongated member coupled directly to said support ring and coupled to said compression bracket for selectively providing at least one tension force between said support ring and said compression bracket, and wherein said support ring compresses said sealing member to form the liquid tight seal and said at least two spaced regions engage said at least two spaced parts in response to the tension forces applied by said at least one elongated member, wherein said sump cover is removable to enable access to the sump through said central opening while maintaining the at least one tension force between said support ring and said at least one compression bracket.