Title:
AN ASSEMBLY FOR COVERING A TRENCH
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005111316
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An assembly suitable for temporarily covering a trench comprises an anti-slip tile (30) and a separately formed trench cover. The anti-slip tile (30) may be releasably attached to the trench cover. The anti-slip tile (30) comprises a plurality of cylindrical protrusions (21) integrally formed with a body portion of the tile (30), protruding from an upper surface (6) of the body portion (5), and evenly spaced across the upper surface (6) to minimise the possibility of a wheel of a vehicle slipping as the wheel passes over the anti-slip tile (30) and over the trench cover. The body portion (5) has a plurality of openings (22) extending through the body portion (5), the openings (22) being spaced across the upper surface (6) to reduce the overall weight of the anti-slip tile (30), and to provide a means of draining rainwater from the upper surface of the body portion (5). Two openings (31a) are located at opposite end edges of the body portion (5). During assembly, a number of body portions (5) are placed on the surface of the trench cover and spaced at intervals to evenly cover the surface of the trench cover. A shaped, half round bracket is inserted into the matching opening (31a) in the surface of each body portion (5). The bracket can be fixed to the surface of the trench cover by means of a hardened nail fired from an impact gun.
Inventors:
BYRNE DAVID VINCENT (IE)
Application Number:
PCT/IE2005/000055
Publication Date:
June 08, 2006
Filing Date:
May 16, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BYRNE DAVID VINCENT (IE)
International Classes:
E02D17/10
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2000079054A1 | 2000-12-28 |
Foreign References:
| US20020092100A1 | 2002-07-18 | |||
| US20040081793A1 | 2004-04-29 | |||
| US4801483A | 1989-01-31 |
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