Patent ID: 8375551

Claim:
A method of covering an opening through an exposed upwardly facing surface that defines an access opening to a conduit assembly defining a communication passage to a below surface location, the method comprising the steps of: providing a cover assembly comprising at least one non-metallic component, the cover assembly comprising a plug component; and operatively joining the cover assembly with the conduit assembly so that the at least one non-metallic component is placed against a metal component on the conduit assembly and transmits weight forces applied to at least one of: a) the exposed upwardly facing surface; and b) a surface defined by the plug component on the cover assembly that blocks the access opening and is substantially flush with the exposed upwardly facing surface, to the metal component on the conduit assembly, the plug component selectively separable from the at least one non-metallic component with the at least one non-metallic component remaining against the metal component.