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Utility Box Cover

a utility box and cover technology, applied in the field of utility box covers, can solve the problems of inconvenient location, large size of utility boxes, and entity that owns utility boxes, and achieve the effect of improving aesthetics

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-04-07
MCMAHON JOEL
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Benefits of technology

This invention is about a cover for residing utility boxes that provides easy access, ventilation, and improved aesthetics. The cover can be semi-rigid and has a flexible opening for accessing the utility box. The cover also has a fastener for securing the cover in place. The cover can be used for both semi-rigid and cylindrical outdoor utility boxes. The technical effects of this invention are that it provides a convenient and flexible way to protect and improve utility boxes.

Problems solved by technology

Underground utility boxes vary in size and are also unsightly and usually located inconveniently in consideration of the aesthetics of the home.
The downside of these solutions is that the entity that owns the utility box requires easy, unfettered access to the boxes to perform routine maintenance and repair.
The existing solutions, whether landscaping, resident-built covers, or other covers presently available on the market are often costly and frequently prevent the required access.

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[0038]A cover for residential utility boxes provides unfettered access, ventilation, and improved aesthetics. The utility box cover provides for covering a residential utility box according to the tastes of the homeowner, while also providing for access to the utility box without interfering with its functionality.

[0039]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an exemplary and generally unsightly residential utility box 10. Residential utility boxes 10 are used for homes that include underground utilities such as telecommunication cables and other wiring provided by municipalities and corporations to supply phone, internet, television, and other services to homes. A common thread among these type services is the delivery of data via electronic means.

[0040]Underground residential utility boxes 10 vary in size and are also unsightly and usually located inconveniently to the aesthetics of the home. Residents utilize a number of methods for hiding or camouflaging the often ubiquitous box. Such m...

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Abstract

A cover for residential outdoor utility boxes provides unfettered access, ventilation, and improved aesthetics. The cover provides a cloth material and includes (1) a semi-rigid rectangular top that corresponds to the top portion of the outdoor utility box, (2) at least one side attached to the top at a rigid seam to form a rectangular opening, (3) an adjoining strip descending from the top, and having length less than the side, which is attached along both edges of the strip, (4) a fastener opening formed between non-adjoining edges of the side beyond the length of the adjoining strip, and (5) a fastener affixed to each non-adjoining edge of the side for securing the cover in place, whereby the fastener opening and the adjoining strip combine to enlarge a portion of the rectangular opening for extending the cover over and removing the cover from the outdoor utility box.

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BACKGROUND[0001]This invention relates to covers for residential utility boxes, sometimes known as secondary service pedestals.[0002]Residential utility boxes are used for homes that include underground utilities such as telecommunication cables and other wiring provided by municipalities and corporations to supply phone, internet, television, and other services to homes. A common thread among these type services is the delivery of data via electronic means.[0003]Underground utility boxes vary in size and are also unsightly and usually located inconveniently in consideration of the aesthetics of the home. Residents utilize a number of methods for hiding or camouflaging the often ubiquitous box. Such methods include landscaping or building covers to install over the utility boxes. The downside of these solutions is that the entity that owns the utility box requires easy, unfettered access to the boxes to perform routine maintenance and repair. The existing solutions, whether landscap...

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IPC IPC(8): F24F1/58
CPCF24F1/58F24F2221/26
Inventor MCMAHON, JOEL
Owner MCMAHON JOEL