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Manhole casting positioning apparatus and method

CA 1320071 C · Owner: Lui, John · Inventors: Armstrong, Ronald B.

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The present invention provides an improvement in manhole casting positioning apparatus. In particular there is provided a casting positioning apparatus for positioning a, casting in relation to an upper end of a manhole which com-, prises an inner sleeve comprising an elongated planar piece of flexible material provided at either end thereof with a plurality of holes and adapted to form a cylinder having open upper and lower ends, the diameter of said cylinder being variable between a retracted position in which the lower end of the cylinder can freely enter the upper end of the manhole and an, expanded position in which the upper end of the cylinder can support the casting in a position …

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  • Granted July 13, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 13, 2010.
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FiledSeptember 29, 1989
GrantedJuly 13, 1993
Term endedJuly 13, 2010
Patent numberCA 1320071 C
Classification (IPC)E02D29/12

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1990199319961999200220052008Application filedSep 29, 1989Patent grantedJuly 13, 1993Term endedJuly 13, 2010

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