PROTECTIVE UTILITY POLE BASE COVERS
A protective, plastic cover for a concrete pole base has a cover wall, a cover top and a cover boot. The cover wall is made of interlocking slats with raised reinforcement portions. A two-piece cover top covers the top of the pole base. A cover boot encircles the pole and fills the gap between the cover top and the pole. The cover boot is radially adjustable to accommodate off center utility poles.
1 . A protective utility pole base cover comprising:
a cover wall structured and arranged for mounting around a periphery of a utility pole base; and
a cover top mountable on the cover wall structured and arranged to cover the utility pole base and encircle a utility pole mounted on the utility pole base.
2 . The protective utility pole base cover according to claim 1 , wherein the cover wall comprises multiple vertical sections.
3 . The protective utility pole base cover according to claim 1 , wherein the cover wall is one piece.
4 . The protective utility pole base cover according to claim 1 , wherein the cover wall comprises a plurality of sections fastened together.
5 . The protective utility pole base cover according to claim 1 , wherein the cover wall comprises a plurality of vertical slats.
6 . The protective utility pole base cover according to claim 5 , wherein the cover wall is disposed about a central longitudinal axis, and the slats have interlocking portions configured axially in a direction substantially parallel with the central longitudinal axis.
7 . The protective utility pole base cover according to claim 5 , wherein the cover wall is disposed about a central longitudinal axis, and the slats have reinforcement portions configured axially in a direction substantially parallel with the central longitudinal axis.
8 . The protective utility pole base cover according to claim 1 , wherein the cover top comprises two sections.
9 . The protective utility pole base cover according to claim 1 , further comprising a cover boot positioned atop the cover top, the cover boot encircling the pole.
10 . The protective utility pole base cover according to claim 9 , wherein the cover boot is radially adjustable in relation to the cover wall and cover top.
11 . The protective utility pole base cover according to claim 10 , wherein the cover boot comprises a gasket structured and arranged to provide a seal between the cover boot and the pole.
12 . The protective utility pole base cover according to claim 9 , wherein the cover boot comprises two sections.
13 . The protective utility pole base cover according to claim 2 , further comprising a skirt around the cover wall and positioned opposite the cover top.
14 . The protective utility pole base cover according to claim 1 , wherein the protective utility pole base cover has an overall height of from about 1 foot to about 3 feet.
15 . The protective utility pole base cover according to claim 1 , wherein the protective utility pole base cover has an outer diameter of from about 1 foot to about 3 feet.
16 . Method of assembling a protective utility pole base cover around the base of a utility pole comprising:
placing a cover wall around a base of the utility pole;
mounting a cover top on the cover wall above the base and around the utility pole; and
mounting a cover boot on the cover top which seals against the utility pole.
17 . The method of assembling a protective utility pole base according to claim 16 , wherein the cover boot is able to be radially positioned during mounting.
18 . The method of assembling a protective utility pole base according to claim 16 , wherein the height of the cover wall is adjusted by cutting the cover wall before mounting the cover top.
19 . A utility pole base and protective cover assembly comprising:
a utility pole base;
a cover wall structured and arranged for mounting around a periphery of a utility pole base; and
a cover top mountable on the cover wall structured and arranged to cover the utility pole base and encircle a utility pole mounted on the utility pole base.