Ground surface access covers

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EP 1 793 049 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	28.05.2008 Bulletin 2008/22

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	06.06.2007 Bulletin 2007/23

(21)	Application number: 06256123.8

(22)	Date of filing: 29.11.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

E02D 29/14^(2006.01)

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

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Priority:

30.11.2005 GB 0524361

(71)	Applicants:
	ATLANTA IMPEX LIMITED Ashbourne Derbyshire DE6 1DA (GB) Wrekin Welding & Fabrication Engineering Limited Woodlands Road Stanton Burton upon Trent Staffordshire, DE15 9TH (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	Edmonds, David Henry, c/o Atlanta Impex Ltd. Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 1DA (GB) Mills, Brian, c/o Wrekin Welding Fabrication & Eng Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE15 9TH (GB)

(74)	Representative: Blower, Timothy John
	Swindell & Pearson 48 Friar Gate Derby DE1 1GY Derby DE1 1GY (GB)

(54)	Ground surface access covers

(57) A ground surface access cover 12 is disclosed, for mounting to a frame 14 of a ground surface access assembly 10. The cover 12 defines a prising recess 70 for receiving in use a prising tool 80, the prising recess 70 being located on an underside in use of the cover 12, so that, in use, the prising recess 70 is not accessible to the tool 80 when the cover 12 is in a closed condition on the frame 14.

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