(19)
(11) EP 1 111 138 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
16.10.2002 Bulletin 2002/42

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/26

(21) Application number: 00128194.8

(22) Date of filing: 21.12.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7E02D 29/14
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 23.12.1999 IT BO990708
20.07.2000 IT BO000442

(71) Applicant: TPL TECNOGHISA S.r.l.
41026 PAVULLO NEL FRIGNANO(MODENA) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Zampini, Lorenzo
    41010 S. Damaso (Modena) (IT)

(74) Representative: Dall'Olio, Giancarlo 
c/o INVENTION s.a.s., Via delle Armi, 1
40137 Bologna
40137 Bologna (IT)

   


(54) Device for maintaining manhole closures coplanar with the road surface


(57) A device is disclosed for maintaining manholes or trapdoors closure coplanar with the road surface, the manholes or trapdoors including one or more inner vertical walls (2,211), which form the body of the manhole or trapdoor (1), a cover (3), and a seat (41,51,411) having angular section, for receiving and supporting the cover (3). The device comprises an adapter element that inserts into, and matches with, the seat (41,51,411) for elevation and containment of said cover. The cover is firstly mounted temporarily at a zero elevation position, for laying a first layer of a binder. Then, the cover is mounted at a definitive elevation position, by inserting or changing the adapter element, when the first asphalt layer is applied. The adapter element is added or changed also when the asphalt layer is re-applied for road reparation.







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