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Temporary cover assembly for a void

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-12-13
AUCKLAND PAUL RICHARD
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[0039] Preferably, the method comprises: locating a vessel above the cover plate,

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Uncovered voids can be very dangerous, particularly in areas where personnel are working.
If uncovered voids are not properly covered or marked, then personnel can easily fall into them, causing injury or death to themselves.
This is a dangerous operation, because the bricklayer is kneeling over an open manhole which could comprise a long drop, and could be providing open access to a sewer that comprises foul gases.
There is therefore a risk of injury to the bricklayer whilst he is laying the brickwork 104.
Furthermore, when a bricklayer is laying the brickwork he may be careless and allow excess mortar to drop down into the manhole.
This could remain on the surface of the manhole ring or in the underground structure, which would not be desirable.
It is possible that the plywood could be accidentally moved thereby leaving an open manhole.
It is also possible that the plywood could be damaged by vehicles working on site accidentally driving over the manholes.
There is therefore an increased risk of injury for personnel on the building site.
A further problem with constructing manholes is that building sites are usually extremely muddy, and mud and silt can enter the manhole during construction.
This operation is time consuming, expensive and dangerous.

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[0054] There will now be described by way of example a specific mode contemplated by the inventors. In the following description numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding. It will be apparent however, to one skilled in the art, that the present invention may be practiced without limitation to these specific details. In other instances, well known methods and structures have not been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure the description.

[0055] The following description refers to cover assemblies used for covering manholes. However, it will be appreciated that the same apparatus and techniques can be used for covering other voids, such as gullies, trenches and the like.

[0056] Referring to FIG. 2 herein, there is illustrated schematically a cross-section view of a manhole and a temporary manhole cover assembly according to a first embodiment of the invention.

[0057] The temporary manhole cover assembly comprises a first brac...

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Abstract

A temporary cover assembly for a void comprising a cover plate 209 configured to close an opening in the void and means 201, 202, 207 to releasably attach the cover plate 209 to a cover slab 105 of the void.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority to International Application No. PCT / GB2005 / 003598 filed on 19 Sep. 2005 and published as International Publication No. WO 2006 / 048593 A1, which, in turn, claims priority from Patent Application No. GB 0424390.3 filed on 4 Nov. 2004 and Patent Application No. GB 0425210.2 filed on 16 Nov. 2004, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to covers for voids, and in particular to temporary cover assemblies for voids. BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION [0003] Uncovered voids can be very dangerous, particularly in areas where personnel are working. Uncovered voids may include voids such as unfinished manholes, unfinished gullies, or any type of hole in a surface. If uncovered voids are not properly covered or marked, then personnel can easily fall into them, causing injury or death to themselves. [0004] Manholes, sometimes referred t...

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IPC IPC(8): E02D29/14
CPCE02D29/14E02D29/127
Inventor AUCKLAND, PAUL RICHARD
Owner AUCKLAND PAUL RICHARD