CA2547084C - Tubular insert for excavated hole with safety cover - Google Patents

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CA2547084C
CA2547084C CA2547084A CA2547084A CA2547084C CA 2547084 C CA2547084 C CA 2547084C CA 2547084 A CA2547084 A CA 2547084A CA 2547084 A CA2547084 A CA 2547084A CA 2547084 C CA2547084 C CA 2547084C
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Bernard George Bartels
Darren Bernard Bartels
Marc Beaudry
Darren Van Buuren
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2193989 ONTARIO Inc
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Super Sucker Hydro Vac Service Inc.
Bernard George Bartels
Darren Bernard Bartels
Marc Beaudry
Darren Van Buuren
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04HBUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H12/00Towers; Masts or poles; Chimney stacks; Water-towers; Methods of erecting such structures
    • E04H12/22Sockets or holders for poles or posts
    • E04H12/2253Mounting poles or posts to the holder
    • E04H12/2269Mounting poles or posts to the holder in a socket
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02DFOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D17/00Excavations; Bordering of excavations; Making embankments
    • E02D17/02Foundation pits
    • E02D17/04Bordering surfacing or stiffening the sides of foundation pits
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02DFOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D29/00Independent underground or underwater structures; Retaining walls
    • E02D29/12Manhole shafts; Other inspection or access chambers; Accessories therefor
    • E02D29/14Covers for manholes or the like; Frames for covers
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04GSCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G21/00Preparing, conveying, or working-up building materials or building elements in situ; Other devices or measures for constructional work
    • E04G21/32Safety or protective measures for persons during the construction of buildings
    • E04G21/3204Safety or protective measures for persons during the construction of buildings against falling down

Abstract

A tubular insert sleeve for an excavated hole and a safety cover fitted to cover an operatively upper end of the insert sleeve are provided to maintain the integrity of an excavated hole and limit access to the hole in order to improve the safety of the public. The sleeve is made of cooperating segments which can easily be separated and which a form a sleeve when assembled. The operatively upper end of the assembled sleeve forms an outwardly extending bell-shaped end of greater outer diameter to define an outwardly extending flange which is more easily grasped for removal of the sleeve from an excavated hole.

Description

TUBULAR INSERT FOR EXCAVATED HOLE WITH SAFETY COVER
FIELD OF INVENTION

[0001] This invention relates to a tubular insert for use with excavated holes of the kind which are dug to receive elongated objects such as utility poles. In particular, the invention relates to a combination of the tubular insert with a safety cover to discourage tampering and mitigate the circumstances in which anything may accidentally fall into the hole.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] It is quite common for a commercial excavator to dig a series of spaced holes for receiving a number of respective elongated objects, such as utility poles.
The excavation of the holes may take place before the utility poles can be located into the holes and therefore the holes may be left in a condition to receive the poles for a day or more. Because this is not safe, the holes are usually covered over by any convenient cover such as a board or pallet and the public danger may be signaled by a warning pylon placed over the board.
[0003] An improvement over such an improvised safety cover is to provide a tubular insert sized to fit the diameter of the hole and to place the insert into the hole. A
protective cap having an internal diameter which is sized to fit over the external diameter of the insert is used to seal off the hole. The insert has the advantage of retaining surrounding soil and dirt so that it does not collapse into the hole thereby preserving the hole so that it can receive a utility pole at a later time.
[0004] The insert is usually provided in lengths which are commensurate with the depth of the hole and may vary in lengths of several feet to ten feet or more.
One problem which arises with such inserts is that they are preferably withdrawn from the surrounding hole in order to be reused at another job site. With deep holes, this becomes particularly difficult because the entire length of the insert must be withdrawn and if this is done after the utility pole has been installed, the tubular insert must be lifted the entire height of the utility pole as well. Another problem which arises is that the smooth tubular surface of the insert is difficult to grasp for removal.

In addition, the diameter of such tubes must in some cases be quite large and storage for transportation takes up a lot of space.
[0005] An object of this invention is to provide a tubular insert for excavated holes which is easier to remove from an excavated hole and which is easier to transport to and from a job site.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The invention provides a tubular insert sleeve for an excavated hole and a safety cover in which the sleeve is made of cooperating segments which can easily be separated and which form a sleeve when assembled. In a preferred embodiment, the sleeve is made of two cooperating segments, as will be described, each segment extending the full height of the sleeve so that the joint between segments extends longitudinally along the height of the assembled sleeve.
[0007] In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the operatively upper end of the assembled sleeve has an outwardly extending "bell-shaped" end of greater outer diameter than the outer diameter of the remainder of the sleeve. The upper end thereby defines an outwardly extending flange which is more easily grasped for removal of the sleeve from an excavated hole and which in use will rest on the ground to surround the excavated hole.
[0008] It is preferred that the sleeve or at least its upper portion be coloured bright orange or a so-called "safety green" so as to alert the public of the potential danger.
The cover also is preferably brightly coloured orange or green.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIONS
[0009] In order to better understand the invention, a preferred embodiment is described below with reference to the accompanying illustrations, in which:
[0010] Fig. 1 is a photograph showing an assembled sleeve made in accordance with the invention;

[0011 ] Fig. 2 is a drawing similar to Fig. 1 showing an assembled sleeve in accordance with the invention with a safety cover at the top end thereof;

[0012] Fig. 3 is a sketch showing a portion of the sleeve of Fig. 1 in use inserted into an excavated hole;

[0013] Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the sleeve of Fig. 2 without safety cover;
[0014] Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the safety cover shown in Fig. 2;

[0015] Figs. 6, 7, 8 are various side elevation views of the sleeve of Fig. 2;
[0016] Fig. 9 is a bottom plan view of the safety cover of Fig. 5;

[0017] Fig. l0a is a detail view of a section B-B drawn through Fig. 8;

[0018] Fig. 1 Ob is a similar view to Fig. l0a showing a rib formed during moulding;
[0019] Fig. 11 is a photograph showing a top end of the sleeve of Fig. 1;

[0020] Fig. 12 is a photograph showing a bottom end of the sleeve of Fig. 1;
and [0021] Fig. 13 is a photograph showing two segments for forming a sleeve in nested configuration.

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT WITH REFERENCE TO
ILLUSTRATIONS

[0022] A tubular insert sleeve made in accordance with the invention is generally indicated in Fig. 1 by reference numera120. In use, the tubular insert sleeve 20 will be inserted into an excavated hole 22 shown in Fig. 3. The operatively upper end of the tubular insert sleeve 20 has an outwardly extending "bell-shaped" end 24 of greater outer diameter than the outer diameter of the remainder of the sleeve 20. The upper end thereby defines an outwardly extending flange 26 which as shown in Fig. 3 will rest on the ground 28 to surround the excavated hole 22. Because the upper portion of the sleeve is proud of the excavated hole 22 and the flange 26 provides a bearing surface, the tubular insert sleeve is more easily grasped for removal of the sleeve from the excavator hole 22.

[0023] Conveniently, the sleeve is made of a pair of cooperating segments 30, which can easily be separated and which form a sleeve when assembled. In the embodiment illustrated, each segment 30, 32 extends the full height of the sleeve 20 so that a pair of joints 34 between segments extend longitudinally along the height of the assembled sleeve on opposite sides thereof.

[0024] Conveniently, the entire tubular insert sleeve is rotation moulded from a single mould. During moulding, a joint 34 which is shown in more detail in Fig. 10, is formed from an outwardly extending hollow rib 36 drawn in Fig. lOb adjacent to Fig.
10a. After the moulding, the ribs 36 are drilled with vertically spaced apertures 38 along the height of the tubular insert sleeve 20 and the ribs 36 are subsequently cut to separate the respective segments 30, 32 forming the tubular insert sleeve.

[0025] In this way, the apertures 38 from both segments 30, 32 are aligned with each other. In order to secure the two segments together, a number of tie strips 40 (Fig. 1) corresponding in number to the apertures 38 are inserted through the apertures.
[0026] Conveniently, during transportation, the segments 30, 32 may be separated from each other and transported in a nested configuration as shown in Fig. 13.
Fig. 13 also shows the joint 34 in its component parts, including an L-shaped section which is integral with segment 32 and a straight wall section 44 which is integral with segment 30.

[0027] In order to improve the stability of the tubular insert sleeve 20, the bottom end, opposite from the bell-shaped end 24 is formed with an inwardly directed flange 46 shown in both Figs. 12 and 13. The flange 46 is also visible in the top view of Fig. 4.
[0028] In use, the entire tubular insert sleeve assembly as illustrated in Fig. 2 is inserted into an excavated hole 22 as shown by Fig. 3. The sleeve then operates to maintain the integrity of the excavated hole 22 by retaining the surrounding dirt or material from which the hole has been excavated and preventing same from collapsing into the hole 22.

[0029] In order to safeguard the public from accidentally falling into the hole or dropping objects into the hole, the upper bell-shaped end 24 is covered with a safety cover 48 which is dimensioned to snap fit over the bell-shaped end 24. The choice of design for the cover 48 may vary considerably but it is intended that the cover will fit snugly over the upper end of the tubular insert sleeve 20 so that it is not easily removed and tamper proof. Preferably, the cover 48 and the top end of the sleeve 20 are coloured a bright safety orange or green.

[0030] When a utility pole or other elongated object is ready to be installed into the excavated hole 22, the tubular insert sleeve 20 may be removed from the hole 22.
Depending on the nature of the ground surrounding the hole 22, it may be necessary to leave the tubular insert sleeve 20 in place when a utility pole or the like is installed in which case, the safety cover 48 is first removed. The upper bell-shaped end 24 of the tubular insert sleeve 20 is then grasped in order to raise the tubular insert sleeve until it is withdrawn from the hole 22. As the tubular insert sleeve progresses upwardly, access to the tie strips 40 allows a worker to sever the tie strips in order that the segments 30, 32 may be separated from each other. Thus, it is not necessary to withdraw the tube over the height of the utility pole or other object in order to withdraw the insert sleeve from the job site. Once removed, the segments 30, 32 are once again nested together as illustrated by Fig. 13 in order to be transported to the next job site.

[0031 ] It will be understood that several variations may be made to the above described invention as will be apparent to those skilled in the art. In particular, the shape and configuration of the safety cover may vary as required. It will also be appreciated that other fasteners than the tie strips 40 may be used to secure segments to each other and that the number of segments may also vary. In addition, the manner of forming a joint between segments may be changed in accordance with any design choice that is preferred. Finally, it will be appreciated that the tubular insert sleeve may be made in a variety of lengths and have a number of different diameters suited to the diameter of the intended excavation hole. For some applications where the tubular insert sleeve is perhaps shorter in length, a grooved joint coupling whereby the cooperating segments will slide longitudinally relative to each other may be desirable.
Alternatively, the segments may also be hinged relative to each other. Other such variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

Claims (6)

1. A tubular insert sleeve for insertion into an excavated hole, the tubular insert sleeve having at least two longitudinally extending segments adapted to cooperate with each other to form a sleeve having a pre-determined first external diameter selected to fit in said excavated hole, a bottom end for insertion into the excavated hole and an upper end remote from the bottom end, the upper end having a pre-determined second external diameter greater than said first external diameter, said second external diameter selected to be larger than said excavated hole.
2. A tubular insert sleeve according to Claim 1 having a snug fitting and removable safety cover adapted to extend over the upper end in order to cover said excavated hole.
3. A tubular insert sleeve according to Claim 1 or Claim 2 having an inwardly directed flange at said bottom end.
4. A method of making a tubular insert sleeve according to Claim 1, 2 or 3 in which the tubular insert sleeve is rotation moulded with a pair of opposite outwardly extending hollow ribs which extend substantially along the length of the insert sleeve, and the ribs are cut along their length to form two cooperating segments.
5. A tubular insert sleeve for insertion into an excavated hole, the tubular insert sleeve having at least two longitudinally extending segments adapted to cooperate with each other to form a sleeve having a pre-determined first external diameter selected to fit in said excavated hole, a bottom end for insertion into the excavated hole and an upper end remote from the bottom end, and having a snug fitting and removable safety cover adapted to extend over the upper end in order to cover said excavated hole.
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