US 12,460,368 B2
End cap assembly for a trench box and method of utilization thereof
Robert Kundel, Sr., Cortland, OH (US)
Assigned to Kundel Industries, Inc., Vienna, OH (US)
Filed by Kundel Industries, Inc., Vienna, OH (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/538,075.
Prior Publication US 2025/0198109 A1, Jun. 19, 2025
Int. Cl. E02D 17/08 (2006.01)
CPC E02D 17/086 (2013.01) [E02D 17/08 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
9. A trench box assembly for protecting a worker from falling debris, said trench box assembly comprising:
a trench box having a first end and a second end, said trench box comprising:
a first metal plate and a second metal plate arranged parallel to one another and laterally spaced apart from one another;
a plurality of spreaders bars extending between the first metal plate and the second metal plate;
an end cap assembly detachably operatively engaged with the plurality of spreader bars of the trench box such that the end cap assembly extends outwardly beyond the first end of the trench box; and
wherein the end cap assembly includes a top wall and wherein the top wall is configured to prevent debris from falling onto the worker working below the top wall.