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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2016
Darren Bartels, Ancaster, CA;
Dan Bartels, Hamilton, CA;
Darren Bartels, Ancaster, CA;
Dan Bartels, Hamilton, CA;
Other;
Abstract
A tubular insert sleeve system comprises a tubular insert sleeve for insertion into an excavated hole and a snug fitting and removable safety cover adapted to extend over the upper end of the tubular insert sleeve in order to cover the excavated hole. One or more sleeve fastening apertures are defined through the tubular insert sleeve adjacent the upper end thereof, and are adapted to receive one or more vermiform fasteners for fastening the safety cover to the tubular insert sleeve. Preferably, the sleeve fastening apertures are in the form of handles. In some embodiments, one or more cover fastening apertures are defined through the safety cover and the cover fastening aperture(s) cooperate with the sleeve fastening aperture(s) to receive the vermiform fastener(s) to fasten the safety cover to the tubular insert sleeve.