A manhole and its method of manufacture

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EP 1 389 655 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	20.10.2004 Bulletin 2004/43

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	18.02.2004 Bulletin 2004/08

(21)	Application number: 03255070.9

(22)	Date of filing: 14.08.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: E02D 29/14

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

14.08.2002 GB 0218888

(71)	Applicant: Saint-Gobain Pipelines Plc
	Stanton-by-Dale Ilkeston Derbyshire DE7 4QU (GB)

(72)	Inventor:
	Henley, Lee Tipton West Midlands DY4 8DH (GB)

(74)	Representative: Powell, Timothy John
	Eric Potter Clarkson, Park View House, 58 The Ropewalk Nottingham NG1 5DD Nottingham NG1 5DD (GB)

(54)	A manhole and its method of manufacture

(57) A manhole cover (1) comprises a pan (4) including a base having a generally continuous wall upstanding therefrom defining a boundary; a plurality (3) of reinforcing wires (2) secured in the pan in a non-recticulated manner; and a layer of self-compacting concrete (16) received in the pan within the boundary so as to surround the reinforcing wires. There is also provided a method of making a manhole cover.

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