CA2495662A1 - Locking device and method for catch basin and manhole covers, and the like - Google Patents
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- CA2495662A1 CA2495662A1 CA002495662A CA2495662A CA2495662A1 CA 2495662 A1 CA2495662 A1 CA 2495662A1 CA 002495662 A CA002495662 A CA 002495662A CA 2495662 A CA2495662 A CA 2495662A CA 2495662 A1 CA2495662 A1 CA 2495662A1
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
- E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
- E02D29/00—Independent underground or underwater structures; Retaining walls
- E02D29/12—Manhole shafts; Other inspection or access chambers; Accessories therefor
- E02D29/14—Covers for manholes or the like; Frames for covers
- E02D29/1427—Locking devices
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03F—SEWERS; CESSPOOLS
- E03F5/00—Sewerage structures
- E03F5/04—Gullies inlets, road sinks, floor drains with or without odour seals or sediment traps
- E03F5/06—Gully gratings
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03F—SEWERS; CESSPOOLS
- E03F5/00—Sewerage structures
- E03F5/04—Gullies inlets, road sinks, floor drains with or without odour seals or sediment traps
- E03F5/06—Gully gratings
- E03F2005/063—Gully gratings with slidable or rotatable locking elements
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03F—SEWERS; CESSPOOLS
- E03F5/00—Sewerage structures
- E03F5/04—Gullies inlets, road sinks, floor drains with or without odour seals or sediment traps
- E03F5/06—Gully gratings
- E03F2005/065—Gully gratings with elastic locking elements
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03F—SEWERS; CESSPOOLS
- E03F5/00—Sewerage structures
- E03F5/04—Gullies inlets, road sinks, floor drains with or without odour seals or sediment traps
- E03F5/06—Gully gratings
- E03F2005/066—Gully gratings with means for protecting against vandalism
Abstract
A locking device and method for securing a cover as for a catch basin or manhole in position including two elongate members pivotally connected together end to end so as to be able to articulate. The members are held aligned while being inserted through a cover opening suspended in Said opening an a flange an the upper member, the lower member then released to be angled by a spring force to wedge against sidewall and an edge of the cover opening.
A holt extending through the top threaded into a trunnion extending across an intermediate space of the lower member draws the lower member up to create a powerful wedging action to prevent cover removal. The holt head is recessed into the flange and configured with a special shape engageable only with a special tool to be tamper resistant. A protective plastic cap covers the bolt head and has protrusions sheared off when the cap is removed to provide a tamper indication. A miniature radio transmitter can be installed beneath the cap to transmit an alarm signal when the cap is removed. The locking device is used with a modified manhole cover by installing an adaptor sleeve defining a rectangular opening through which the locking device is inserted, and by connecting an extension arm to the lower member bottom end by use of a shear pin and pivot holt allowing release of the locking device and cover in the event of an explosion.
A holt extending through the top threaded into a trunnion extending across an intermediate space of the lower member draws the lower member up to create a powerful wedging action to prevent cover removal. The holt head is recessed into the flange and configured with a special shape engageable only with a special tool to be tamper resistant. A protective plastic cap covers the bolt head and has protrusions sheared off when the cap is removed to provide a tamper indication. A miniature radio transmitter can be installed beneath the cap to transmit an alarm signal when the cap is removed. The locking device is used with a modified manhole cover by installing an adaptor sleeve defining a rectangular opening through which the locking device is inserted, and by connecting an extension arm to the lower member bottom end by use of a shear pin and pivot holt allowing release of the locking device and cover in the event of an explosion.
Claims (34)
1. A locking device for a cover overlying a space defined in part by a sidewall, a perimeter frame extending around said opening and said cover having a through opening adjacent a side thereof, said device comprising:
an upper elongated member having a flange at a top end configured to suspend said upper member on said cover extending into said opening;
a recess extending into said flange and terminated by a bottom wall;
and a hole extending into said bottom wall and through a lower end of said upper member;
a threaded bolt slidably received into said hole and protruding out said bottom end of said upper member, said bolt having a head received into said recess;
a lower member having spaced walls defining a space having said lower end of said upper member fit therein, said threaded bolt threadably received into a threaded hole in a trunnion rotatably supported in said lower member and extending across said space;
at least one spring connected at one end to said upper member and at another end to said lower member, said at least one spring located to urge said members together in an end to end direction and also to urge relative rotation of said members about said trunnion to articulate the same; a detent mechanism comprising a first detent feature on the bottom end of said upper member and a second detent feature on said lower member engaging said first detent feature with said members in end to end abutment so as to prevent relative rotation about said trunnion; said bolt able to push said lower member away from said upper member against said spring force to cause disengagement of said detent features allowing said members to articulate by relative rotation other about said trunnion.
an upper elongated member having a flange at a top end configured to suspend said upper member on said cover extending into said opening;
a recess extending into said flange and terminated by a bottom wall;
and a hole extending into said bottom wall and through a lower end of said upper member;
a threaded bolt slidably received into said hole and protruding out said bottom end of said upper member, said bolt having a head received into said recess;
a lower member having spaced walls defining a space having said lower end of said upper member fit therein, said threaded bolt threadably received into a threaded hole in a trunnion rotatably supported in said lower member and extending across said space;
at least one spring connected at one end to said upper member and at another end to said lower member, said at least one spring located to urge said members together in an end to end direction and also to urge relative rotation of said members about said trunnion to articulate the same; a detent mechanism comprising a first detent feature on the bottom end of said upper member and a second detent feature on said lower member engaging said first detent feature with said members in end to end abutment so as to prevent relative rotation about said trunnion; said bolt able to push said lower member away from said upper member against said spring force to cause disengagement of said detent features allowing said members to articulate by relative rotation other about said trunnion.
2. The locking device according to claim 1 wherein said lower member is formed with at least one notched contour on an upper end rotated to engage an edge of said cover opening upon disengagement of said detent features and rotation of said lower member by said at least one spring.
3. The locking device according to claim 2 wherein a bottom end of said lower member is formed with teeth engaging said sidewall upon articulation of said upper and lower members to establish a wedging action between said lower member, said sidewall, and said opening edge.
4. The locking device according to claim 3 wherein advance of said bolt in said threaded hole of said trunnion causes raising of said lower member to increase said wedging action by the reaction of said head on said bolt engaging said bottom wall of said recess in said upper member to increase the pressure of said teeth on said lower end of said lower member against said sidewall and said notched contour against said opening edge.
5. The locking device according to claim 1 wherein said bolt head is formed with an irregular contour engageable only with a special tool to be tamper resistant after said bolt is tightened.
6. The locking device according to claim 5 wherein said bolt head is substantially enclosed in said recess after said bolt is tightened.
7. The locking device according to claim 6 further including a molded plastic cap received over said bolt head in said recess.
8. The locking device according to claim 7 wherein said cap has at least one protrusion contoured in a pocket in said recess upon being installed, said at least one protrusion deformed upon removal of said cap to provide a tamper indicator.
9. The locking device according to claim 1 wherein said lower member has a pair of spaced apart parallel walls defining said space receiving said upper member, said sides connected at a bottom end of said lower member, said trunnion received in aligned bores in said sides.
10. The locking device according to claim 9 wherein each wall of said lower member is formed with a bore aligned with the bore in the other wall, said trunnion slidably received in said bores.
11. The locking device according to claim 10 wherein said trunnion is located at an intermediate location along the length of said lower member.
12. The locking device according to claim 1 wherein two springs are provided each connected at either end to said upper and lower members respectively, said springs connected at one end to one side of one member and at the other ends to an opposite side of the other member to create said rotational force resisted by said detent mechanism.
13. The locking device according to claim 12 wherein both of said springs are partially wrapped around said trunnion in extending from said upper member to said lower member.
14. The locking device according to claim 1 wherein said detent features comprise a flat tab projecting from one member and recess in the other member, said flat tab overlying said recess with said members in said end to end aligned position.
15. The locking device according to claim 7 further including a radio transmitter located beneath said cap and activating a transmitted signal upon removal of said cap.
16. The locking device according to claim 1 wherein said cover is a manhole cover and further including an adaptor sleeve fixed in said manhole cover having said cover opening formed thereon.
17. The locking device according to claim 16 further including an extension arm fixed to the lower end of said lower member to be engageable with a manhole sidewall.
18. The locking device according to claim 17 wherein said extension arm is connected to said lower member by a shear pin which will be severed by a predetermined force to allow release of said locking device in the event of an explosion.
19. A method of securing a cover in position over a space below said cover defined in part by sidewall, said cover recessed within a frame and having a through opening adjacent said sidewall, comprising the steps of:
pivotally connecting an upper and lower elongated members together end to end so as to able to be articulated;
establishing a force tending to cause said members to articulate by angling said lower member with respect to said upper member about said pivotal connection;
aligning said members end to end and holding said members in said alignment against said force while inserting the same through said cover opening;
suspending said connected members on said cover extending through said cover opening;
releasing said members to allow articulation thereof; and engaging said sidewall with a bottom end of said lower member and simultaneously engaging an upper surface of said lower member with an edge of said cover opening so as to wedge the same therebetween to secure said cover in place.
pivotally connecting an upper and lower elongated members together end to end so as to able to be articulated;
establishing a force tending to cause said members to articulate by angling said lower member with respect to said upper member about said pivotal connection;
aligning said members end to end and holding said members in said alignment against said force while inserting the same through said cover opening;
suspending said connected members on said cover extending through said cover opening;
releasing said members to allow articulation thereof; and engaging said sidewall with a bottom end of said lower member and simultaneously engaging an upper surface of said lower member with an edge of said cover opening so as to wedge the same therebetween to secure said cover in place.
20. The method according to claim 19 further including drawing said lower member up towards said upper member after engagement thereof with said sidewall and cover opening edge to increase said wedging force to join said cover against said frame.
21. The method according to claim 20 wherein said step of establishing said force comprises the step of connecting at least one tension spring to said upper and lower members in location tending to articulate said members about said pivotal connection.
22. The method according to claim 20 wherein said step of pivotally connecting said upper and lower members together comprises the step of installing a rotatable trunnion in said lower member and threadably engaging said trunnion with a threaded bolt extending through a hole in a wall in said upper member and a threaded cross hole in said trunnion said bolt having a head seatable on said bottom wall.
23. The method according to claim 22 wherein said step of drawing said lower member towards said upper member comprises the step of rotating said bolt in said threaded hole in said trunnion with said bolt head abutting said bottom wall.
24. The method according to claim 19 wherein said step of suspending said members includes the step of forming a flange on said upper member configured to rest on surfaces adjacent said cover opening.
25. The method according to claim 22 further including the step of forming engagement surfaces on said bolt engageable only with a special tool and advancing said bolt with said special tool to be tamper resistant.
26. The method according to claim 25 further including the step of recessing said bolt head within a flange formed on said upper member.
27. The method according to claim 26 further including the step of installing a tamper indicator plastic cap over said bolt head.
2g. The method according to claim 27 further including forming a contour on said lower member to securely be captured by said cover opening edge.
29. The method according to claim 19 wherein said step of holding said members in an aligned position includes the step of forming detent features on said upper and lower members and engaging the same while inserting said upper and lower members through said cover opening and thereafter releasing said engagement thereof to allow said articulation to proceed.
30. The method according to claim 19 wherein said method is applied to a manhole cover by first installing an adaptor sleeve in the undersurface, having a portion formed with a rectangular opening receiving said locking device comprising said cover opening.
31. The method according to claim 30 further including the step of installing an extension arm engageable with a sidewall of said manhole to said lower member bottom end by a shear pin able to release said locking device in the event of an explosion.
32. The method according to claim 19 further including the step of installing a plurality of said locking devices on opposite sides of said cover.
33. The method according to claim 31 further including the step of installing a bolt on the underside of said manhole cover adjacent a manhole cover flange to prevent lifting of both sides of said manhole cover.
34. A system for locking down an enclosure comprising:
a cover for said enclosure;
a locking device received in a cover opening comprised of a pair of members articulated together;
a bolt passing through one of said members and threadedly engaged with the other to cause said members to be articulated when said bolt is rotated;
said bolt having a special head shape;
a socket tool adopted to mate with said special shaped bolt head;
a seal covering said bolt head and having a tamper indicator when removed;
and an extractor tool for extracting said seal.
a cover for said enclosure;
a locking device received in a cover opening comprised of a pair of members articulated together;
a bolt passing through one of said members and threadedly engaged with the other to cause said members to be articulated when said bolt is rotated;
said bolt having a special head shape;
a socket tool adopted to mate with said special shaped bolt head;
a seal covering said bolt head and having a tamper indicator when removed;
and an extractor tool for extracting said seal.
Applications Claiming Priority (5)
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| US40275702P | 2002-08-12 | 2002-08-12 | |
| US60/402,757 | 2002-08-12 | ||
| US10/295,007 | 2002-11-13 | ||
| US10/295,007 US6764261B1 (en) | 2001-11-13 | 2002-11-13 | Locking device and method for catch basin and manhole covers, and the like |
| PCT/US2003/025210 WO2004015212A2 (en) | 2002-08-12 | 2003-08-12 | Method and device for locking manhole and catch basin covers |
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| CA2495662A1 true CA2495662A1 (en) | 2004-02-19 |
| CA2495662C CA2495662C (en) | 2012-12-11 |
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| EP (1) | EP1534965B1 (en) |
| JP (2) | JP4321775B2 (en) |
| CN (1) | CN100422573C (en) |
| AP (1) | AP1971A (en) |
| AU (1) | AU2003264055A1 (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2495662C (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2004015212A2 (en) |
| ZA (1) | ZA200502135B (en) |
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| CN100422573C (en) | 2008-10-01 |
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| EP1534965A4 (en) | 2010-07-28 |
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Effective date: 20170814 |