Patent ID: 7385137

Claim:
An underground utilities enclosure and distribution assembly comprising: a grade level box adapted for installation below ground and having an upper opening facing an interior region for containing a below-ground electrical utility cable, a removable split cover plate adapted for mounting to the opening in the grade level box to close off the interior region thereof from the environment, the split cover plate comprising a pedestal mounting section and a separate cover section; and a pedestal housing, the pedestal mounting section comprising a base, a plug opening in the base for access to the interior region of the grade level box, and a plug that removably mounts in the plug opening for closing off the interior region of the grade level box from the environment, the plug removable from the plug opening to provide access between the inside of the grade level box and an interior region inside the pedestal housing, the plug having a configuration that matches the configuration of the plug opening, the plug opening configuration adapted to match a configuration at a base of the pedestal housing to facilitate mounting the pedestal housing above the plug opening to position the pedestal housing above-ground for use in receiving electrical connections to a utility cable contained in the grade level box and brought above-ground level inside the pedestal housing.