(19)
(11) EP 2 123 830 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/09

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.11.2009 Bulletin 2009/48

(21) Application number: 09251366.2

(22) Date of filing: 21.05.2009
(51) 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 HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(30) Priority: 21.05.2008 GB 0809232

(71) Applicant: C4 Industries Limited
Knowsley Industrial Park Liverpool Merseyside L33 7SS (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Cassidy, Lee
    Kirkby Liverpool L33 4EX (GB)

(74) Representative: Wilson Gunn 
5th Floor Blackfriars House The Parsonage
Manchester M3 2JA
Manchester M3 2JA (GB)

   


(54) Frame


(57) A frame (1) for mounting to a manhole chamber liner (6) and supporting one or more manhole covers (26). The frame (1) comprises one or more formations (4) for receiving one or more packing pieces (7) via which the frame (I) can be supported on the manhole chamber liner (6) thereby enabling the vertical position of the frame (1) relative to the manhole chamber liner (6) to be adjusted. The or each formation (4) may comprise an aperture or slot in the frame (1). The frame (1) may additionally comprise one or more packing pieces (7) which, together with the or each formation (4), are configured, respectively, so that a packing piece (7) received by a formation (4) is retained relative to the formation (4).







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