PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15934207
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["404", "025000"]

Abstract:
A device for securing a cover having an opening therethrough over a well, drywell, or like structure having an upwardly facing horizontal base surface surrounding a bottom opening of the well includes an upper member positioned on the cover, a lower member positioned horizontally upward against the horizontal base surface, and a connecting rod that operatively connects the upper to the lower member and maintains a tension force between them via the connecting rod to secure the cover in position. A connector on the rod allows the lower member to pivot to a vertical position alongside the rod for insertion through the hole in the cover. In this way, the device can be installed with the cover in situ. The connector also provides translational movement of the lower member along the rod to provide, or remove, the tension. A locking element connected to the rod allows adjusting of the tension.

Claim (Index 7):
The device of  claim 6 , said cylindrical rod portion comprising a threaded end portion protruding from said through-hole, and a bolt with a threaded internal surface threadedly fixed onto said threaded end portion to hold said lower retaining member pivotably coupled with said cylindrical rod portion.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 39.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.025
- Patent Class: 404.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14157467', '14811395', '12700436', '12089979', '12635390']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7582836726252198
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4644521017517257
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7289005155378704
- Mean Citation Score: 165.850108
- Max Citation Score: 167.23047
- Similarity Product: 127.66838879827915

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test