Utility cover having a bowl cavity and a removable lid

Abstract

There is provided a utility access opening cover. The cover includes a bowl element having bowl upper and lower faces and a bowl wall disposed about a bowl axis. The bowl wall extends between the bowl upper and lower faces. The bowl wall defining a bowl cavity configured to receive a filling material. A support sleeve is disposable within the utility access opening. The support sleeve defines a sleeve axis and includes a sleeve inner wall and sleeve upper and lower faces. The sleeve inner wall extends between the sleeve upper and lower faces to define a sleeve opening. The sleeve inner wall is sized and configured to engage with the bowl wall with the bowl element being received within the support sleeve opening to align the bowl axis with the sleeve axis. A lid is disposable in contact with the bowl element to substantially cover the bowl cavity.

1 . A cover for a utility access opening extending through a fabricated layer having an exposed surface, the cover comprising:
 a bowl element including a bowl upper face, a bowl lower face, and a bowl wall extending between the bowl upper face and the bowl lower face, the bowl element defining a bowl axis, the bowl wall being disposed about a bowl axis, the bowl wall defining a bowl cavity configured to receive a filling material;   a support sleeve defining a sleeve axis, the support sleeve having a sleeve inner wall, a sleeve upper face and a sleeve lower face, the sleeve inner wall extending between the sleeve upper face and the sleeve lower face to define a sleeve opening, the support sleeve being disposable within the utility access opening, the sleeve inner wall being sized and configured to engage with the bowl wall with the bowl element being received within the support sleeve opening to align the bowl axis with the sleeve axis; and   a lid being disposable in contact with the bowl element, the lid being sized to substantially cover the bowl cavity.   
   
   
       2 . The cover as recited in  claim 1  wherein the support sleeve includes a sleeve primary collar defining the sleeve upper face and a sleeve secondary collar defining the sleeve lower face. 
   
   
       3 . The cover as recited in  claim 2  wherein the sleeve primary collar defines a primary diameter and the sleeve secondary collar defines a secondary diameter being less than the primary diameter. 
   
   
       4 . The cover as recited in  claim 2  wherein the sleeve primary collar is circumscribable about the bowl wall when the bowl element is received within the support sleeve. 
   
   
       5 . The cover as recited in  claim 2  wherein the support sleeve further includes a support ledge extending between the sleeve primary collar and the sleeve secondary collar. 
   
   
       6 . The cover as recited in  claim 5  wherein the bowl element is disposable adjacent the support ledge. 
   
   
       7 . The cover as recited in  claim 1  further including a bowl gripping member connected to the bowl element for facilitating disengagement of the bowl element from the support sleeve. 
   
   
       8 . The cover as recited in  claim 7  wherein the lid includes a lid cutout extending through the lid upper surface, the lid being disposable on the bowl element to align the lid cutout with the bowl gripping member. 
   
   
       9 . The cover as recited in  claim 7  wherein the bowl gripping member defines a gripping member opening. 
   
   
       10 . The cover as recited in  claim 1  wherein the bowl element includes a support stud extending from the bowl lower face, the support stud being sized and configured to support the lid when the lid is disposed on the bowl element. 
   
   
       11 . The cover as recited in  claim 10  wherein the lid includes a lid contact surface being disposable in contact with the support stud. 
   
   
       12 . The cover as recited in  claim 10  further including a bowl gripping member connected to the bowl element for facilitating disengagement of the bowl element from the support sleeve. 
   
   
       13 . The cover as recited in  claim 12  wherein the lid includes a lid cutout extending through the lid upper surface, the lid being disposable on the bowl element to align the lid cutout with the bowl gripping member. 
   
   
       14 . The cover as recited in  claim 1  wherein the lid includes a lid upper surface being substantially flush with the exposed surface when the lid is disposed in contact with the bowl element. 
   
   
       15 . The cover as recited in  claim 1  wherein the lid includes a lid contact surface being disposable in contact with the bowl element. 
   
   
       16 . A cover for a utility access opening extending through a fabricated layer having an exposed surface, the cover comprising:
 a bowl element including a bowl upper face, a bowl lower face, and a bowl wall extending between the bowl upper face and the bowl lower face, the bowl element defining a bowl axis, the bowl wall being disposed about a bowl axis;   a support sleeve defining a sleeve axis, the support sleeve having a sleeve inner wall, a sleeve upper face and a sleeve lower face, the sleeve inner wall extending between the sleeve upper face and the sleeve lower face to define a sleeve opening, the support sleeve being disposable within the utility access opening, the sleeve inner wall being sized and configured to engage with the bowl wall with the bowl element being received within the support sleeve opening to align the bowl axis with the sleeve axis;   a lid being disposable in contact with the bowl element, the lid being sized to substantially cover the bowl cavity; and   a support stud extending from the bowl lower face, the support stud being sized and configured to support the lid when the lid is disposed on the bowl element.   
   
   
       17 . The cover as recited in  claim 16  wherein the lid includes a lid contact surface being disposable in contact with the support stud. 
   
   
       18 . The cover as recited in  claim 16  wherein the support sleeve includes a sleeve primary collar defining the sleeve upper face and a sleeve secondary collar defining the sleeve lower face. 
   
   
       19 . The cover as recited in  claim 18  wherein the sleeve primary collar defines a primary diameter and the sleeve secondary collar defines a secondary diameter being less than the primary diameter. 
   
   
       20 . The cover as recited in  claim 18  wherein the support sleeve further includes a support ledge extending between the sleeve primary collar and the sleeve secondary collar.