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Channell Commercial Corporation

Thomas Edward Burke

Edward J Burke

A lid for a utilities vault having a moldable core and a reinforcement matrix positioned within the core, the reinforcement matrix including longitudinally and laterally extending intersecting members and a plurality of lid feature housings positioned on and attached to the intersecting members, the lid feature housings extending through the core and protruding to the upper and lower surfaces of the lid, and the plurality of longitudinally and laterally extending intersecting members have a height sufficient to provide reinforcement without a perimeter member for the reinforcement matrix.

Lid for utilities enclosure having internal reinforcement matrix and method for making lid

A light weight, portable camera having a substantially rectangular shape, a case of substantially rectangular shape, the case being hollow and having an internal rectangular recess slightly larger than the camera so as to hold the camera closely therein, an elongated strap connected at one end thereof to the outside of the camera and connected at an opposite end to the outside of the case, a button on the outside of the camera, a snap on the strap spaced from the opposite end thereof for mating with the button and for forming a shorter closed strap loop between the camera and the case and a longer closed strap loop between the snap and the one end of the strap, whereby, when the camera is inserted into the case the shorter strap loop is positioned in folded condition between the outside of the camera and the inside of the case to hold the camera and case snuggly together, the longer strap loop supporting the camera and case around the neck of a person, a lens in the camera, a shutter in the camera in alignment with the lens and adapted to be tripped and to expose a film in the camera from light passing into the camera through the lens upon the tripping of the shutter, a releasable and resettable shutter tripping mechanism mounted within the camera, a spring mounted switch having an outer end extending outwardly through an opening in the camera and resiliently engaging the inside of the case when the camera is positioned within the case, the switch having an inner end engagable with the shutter tripping mechanism when the latter has been reset and when the outer end of the switch is resiliently engaging the inside of the case, whereby, when the case is pulled away from the camera, the case will first fully expose the lens and the switch will thereafter pass out of contact with the inside of the case to release the shutter tripping mechanism to trip the shutter and take a picture. When the case is fully removed from the camera, the two closed strap loops will be eliminated.

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Temecula, CA, United States of America

Thomas Edward Burke