US 12,218,491 B2
Side protector for utility box pads
Sean Dunham, Lake Elmo, MN (US)
Filed by Sean Dunham, Lake Elmo, MN (US)
Filed on Aug. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/881,393.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/229,413, filed on Aug. 4, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0040838 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H02B 1/50 (2006.01); F16M 11/22 (2006.01)
CPC H02B 1/50 (2013.01) [F16M 11/22 (2013.01); F16M 2200/08 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sidewall cover for protecting a sidewall reinforcing element of a utility box pad, the sidewall cover comprising:
a protective shield configured to extend over at least a portion of the sidewall reinforcing element, the protective shield comprising a blade configured to be pressed into the ground adjacent the utility box pad,
further comprising an air pocket between the sidewall cover and the sidewall reinforcing element, wherein the air pocket comprises a central volume and two side volumes, the central and side volumes conforming to the interior surface of the sidewall reinforcing element; wherein the air pocket is filled with a flexible material; wherein the flexible material comprises foam.