Hole cover system

Abstract

A cover plate includes a body portion having a plurality of side portions defining an outer perimeter of the body portion. A plurality of receiving slots is disposed along one or more of the side portions of the plurality of side portions of the cover plate. A plurality of connecting members outwardly extending from one or more of the side portions of the plurality of side portions of the cover plate. The cover plate is configured to couple to other cover plates of a similar configuration to define a hole cover system for covering holes in a support surface. The hole cover system may include a centrally disposed aperture for accommodating passage of a structural member therethrough.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cover plate, comprising:
 a body portion having a plurality of side portions disposed along an outer perimeter of the body portion;   a plurality of receiving slots disposed along one or more of the side portions of the plurality of side portions; and   a plurality of connecting members outwardly extending from one or more of the side portions of the plurality of side portions.   
     
     
         2 . The cover plate of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of side portions includes a front side portion and a rear side portion disposed on opposite sides of the body portion relative to one another. 
     
     
         3 . The cover plate of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of receiving slots is disposed along the front side portion. 
     
     
         4 . The cover plate of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of connecting members is disposed along the rear side portion. 
     
     
         5 . The cover plate of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of side portions further includes a first side portion and a second side portion disposed on opposite sides of the body portion relative to one another, and further wherein the first side portion and the second side portion interconnect the front side portion and the rear side portion. 
     
     
         6 . The cover plate of  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of receiving slots is further disposed along the first side portion. 
     
     
         7 . The cover plate of  claim 6 , wherein the plurality of connecting members is further disposed along the second side portion. 
     
     
         8 . The cover plate of  claim 1 , wherein each receiving slot of the plurality of receiving slots includes a sidewall having first and second side portions, and further wherein the first side portion of the sidewall angles outwardly from a first end thereof to a second end thereof, and further wherein the second side portion of the sidewall angles outwardly from a first end thereof to a second end thereof in an opposite manner relative to the first side portion of the sidewall. 
     
     
         9 . The cover plate of  claim 8 , wherein each connecting member of the plurality of connecting members includes a body portion having first and second sidewalls that outwardly flare from an inner portion of the body portion of the connecting member to an outer portion of the body portion of the connecting member. 
     
     
         10 . The cover plate of  claim 1 , including:
 at least one mounting aperture disposed through the body portion of the cover plate.   
     
     
         11 . A hole cover system, comprising:
 a first cover plate having a body portion with a front side portion, a rear side portion, a first side portion and a second side portion disposed along an outer perimeter of the body portion of the first cover plate, wherein the front side portion and the first side portion of the first cover plate are positioned adjacent to one another, and further wherein the front side portion of the first cover plate includes a plurality of receiving slots disposed therealong; and   a second cover plate having a body portion with a front side portion, a rear side portion, a first side portion and a second side portion disposed along an outer perimeter of the body portion of the second cover plate, wherein the rear side portion and the second side portion of the second cover plate are positioned adjacent to one another, and further wherein the rear side portion of the second cover plate includes a plurality of connecting members outwardly extending therefrom, wherein one or more of the connecting members of the plurality of connector members disposed along the rear side portion of the second cover plate are releasably received in one or more of the receiving slots of the plurality of receiving slots disposed along the front side portion of the first cover plate.   
     
     
         12 . The hole cover system of  claim 11 , wherein the first side portion of the first cover plate includes a plurality of receiving slots disposed therealong. 
     
     
         13 . The hole cover system of  claim 12 , wherein the second side portion of the first cover plate includes a plurality of connecting members disposed therealong. 
     
     
         14 . The hole cover system of  claim 13 , wherein the rear side portion of the first cover plate includes a plurality of connecting members outwardly extending therefrom, and further wherein the second side portion of the first cover plate includes a plurality of connecting members outwardly extending therefrom. 
     
     
         15 . The hole cover system of  claim 14 , wherein the front side portion of the second cover plate includes a plurality of receiving slots disposed therealong, and further wherein the first side portion of the second cover plate includes a plurality of receiving slots disposed therealong. 
     
     
         16 . A hole cover system, comprising:
 a plurality of cover plates, wherein each cover plate of the plurality of cover plates includes a body portion having a front side portion, a rear side portion, a first side portion and a second side portion which cooperate to define an outer perimeter of the body portion, and further wherein each cover plate of the plurality of cover plates includes a plurality of receiving slots disposed along the rear side portion and a plurality of connecting members outwardly extending from the front side portions.   
     
     
         17 . The hole cover system of  claim 16 , wherein the plurality of cover plates includes a first cover plate, a second cover plate, a third cover plate and a fourth cover plate, and further wherein each cover plate includes a plurality of receiving slots disposed along the first side portion, and further wherein each cover plate includes a plurality of connecting members outwardly extending from the second side portion. 
     
     
         18 . The hole cover system of  claim 17 , wherein the first cover plate, the second cover plate, the third cover plate and the fourth cover plate are sequentially coupled to one another to define a centrally disposed aperture therebetween. 
     
     
         19 . The hole cover system of  claim 16 , wherein each receiving slot of the plurality of receiving slots includes a sidewall having first and second side portions, and further wherein the first side portion of the sidewall angles outwardly from a first end thereof to a second end thereof, and further wherein the second side portion of the sidewall angles outwardly from a first end thereof to a second end thereof in an opposite manner relative to the first side portion of the sidewall. 
     
     
         20 . The hole cover system of  claim 19 , wherein each connecting member of the plurality of connecting members includes a body portion having first and second sidewalls that outwardly flare from an inner portion of the body portion of the connecting member to an outer portion of the body portion of the connecting member.