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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frank G Lamping, Bellevue, KY (US);
Assignee:
Delaware Capital Formation, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285 45 ; 285192 ; 2851392 ;
Abstract
A shield positioned on the exterior of a sump to provide an access space for displacement of a portion of an entry fitting into the access space. The shield can allow for the removal of the entry fitting or an entry fitting seal without having to first remove backfill from the exterior of the sump.