Patent ID: 7530764

Claim:
An easy clean culvert system comprising: a plurality of culvert sections, each culvert section comprising: a base portion having a bottom wall and two side walls, wherein the side walls are parallel to each other and transverse to the bottom wall; a cover removably coupled to the base portion, wherein the cover is adapted to be repeatable moveable between positions engaged with and disengaged from the side walls; at least one lifting device coupled to the cover, wherein the at least one lifting device is configured as an interface to lift the cover by use of lightweight equipment; at least one cap adapted to removably cover the at least one lifting device, wherein the cap is configured to prevent buildup of debris around the lifting device, and wherein the cap is a lock cap adapted to prevent unauthorized access to the at least one lifting device, the cap having a key hole configured to receive a corresponding key and unlock in response to activation of the key.