Patent ID: 8534484

Claim:
A sealing cover assembly for a utility box, the sealing cover assembly comprising: an upper lid element having a lower periphery with a convexly curved outer surface, wherein the upper lid element comprises a substantially solid plate having a frame extending from a lower surface thereof, and wherein the plate has a first perimeter and the frame has a second perimeter smaller than the first perimeter; a lower lid element having an upper periphery with a peripheral slot; a resilient, elastomeric sealing element sandwiched between the upper and lower lid elements, the sealing element having a peripheral edge with a downwardly extending flange configured to seat within the slot and an upwardly extending lip having an inner surface configured to receive the convexly curved surface on the lower periphery of the upper lid element; and first and second apertures passing through the upper and lower lid elements and configured to receive a fastening member for securing the assembly to the utility box.