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Molded storage receptable

  • US 4,226,062 A
  • Filed: 07/17/1978
  • Issued: 10/07/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/17/1978
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A prefabricated fiberglass receptacle which is mounted in the earth for use as a subterranean storage area or vehicle mechanical pit, comprising:

  • a molded, substantially rectangular shell, said shell having molded integrally a plurality of vertical sides, an end wall, and a bottom surface, said shell including a premolded stairway access at one end extending from the bottom surface to the top edge, the shell being open across the top;

    a plurality of U-shaped ribs, each of said ribs being disposed vertically on the side walls and spaced apart and continuing across the bottom surface on the exterior, said ribs being used for increasing the structural rigidity of the shell;

    a plurality of laterally, outwardly extending flanges disposed around the top of the shell opening but below said shell opening for engagement with the earth, said laterally disposed flanges being formed with said ribs, said shell being mountable within a cavity in the earth such that the upper open portion is substantially ground level while the laterally disposed flanges are within the earth'"'"'s surface; and

    an elongated, substantially flat fiberglass prefabricated molded cover mountable on the top of said storage shell to provide a sealed relationship covering said shell, said cover being disposed at ground level.

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