IP Library Granted Patent US 8,767,380
Granted Patent B2
US 8,767,380 · App. 13/385,351 · Granted Jul 1, 2014

Sump termination panel

Inventor: Franklyn Masterson (Fair Oaks, CA)
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Patent No.
US 8,767,380
App. No.
13/385,351
Granted
Jul 1, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cabinet to be interposed between an above ground or underground sump and the control panel for said sump. All electrical connections between the control panel for the operation of the sump or lift station and the sump or lift station itself are disposed within this cabinet. The cabinet has two abutting closed sections, an A section having an open bottom and at least one vented side and a vented door; and a B section having a bottom panel and non-perforated sides and door. A pair of aligned intermediate rear panels close off each section, the only connection between said sections being a cable entry seal disposed in aligned openings in each intermediate rear panel for the passage of cabling from the A section to be mounted for termination in the B section. Any conventional cabling termination means can be employed in the B section.

Claims (28)

1. A cabinet to be interposed between an above ground or underground sump and the control panel for said sump which comprises two sections, an “A” section and a “B” Section,

said “A” section having two spaced parallel sides, an open bottom and a hinged openable door and including an intermediate rear panel;

said “B” section having two spaced parallel sides, a closed bottom and a hinged openable door, and including an intermediate rear panel;

said cabinet's two intermediate rear panels being equally dimensioned, and connected to each other, and each having at least one opening aligned with a similar opening in the other intermediate rear panel, with a cable entry seal disposed in each pair of aligned openings,

wherein at least one of, said door and said two side panels, of the Section A is vented.

2. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein one roof panel overlays and closes off both sections of said cabinet.

3. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the door and at least one side of the Section A is vented.

4. The cabinet of claim 3 wherein the door and one side panel of Section A are vented with a series of vents from top to bottom.

5. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the door of Section B is non-vented, and the cabinet's two doors are hinged in opposite directions.

6. The cabinet of claim 5 wherein the intermediate rear panel of Section B comprises a frame to which is bolted a removable panel.

7. The cabinet of claim 2 wherein the one cable entry seal is disposed within a compression seal in each of the aligned openings of the two intermediate rear panels.

8. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein each door includes a handle and a vandal resistant locking mechanism, and the cabinet is made of stainless steel, and at least one cable entry seal.

9. A cabinet to be interposed between an above ground or underground sump and the control panel for said sump which comprises two sections, an “A” section and a “B” Section,

said “A” section having two spaced parallel sides, an open bottom and a hinged openable door and including an intermediate rear panel;

said “B” section having two spaced parallel sides, a closed bottom and a hinged openable door, and including an intermediate rear panel;

said cabinet's two intermediate rear panels being equally dimensioned, and connected to each other, and each having at least one opening aligned with a similar opening in the other intermediate rear panel, with a cable entry seal disposed in each pair of aligned openings,

wherein, said door and one side panel, of the Section A are vented.

10. The cabinet of claim 9 , wherein the door of Section B is non-vented, and the two doors are hinged in opposite directions, and each door has a handle which operates a vandal resistant locking mechanism.

11. The cabinet of claim 10 wherein the door of the Section A and the door of the Section B are each mounted in a door frame, and the bottom of respective door is spaced up from the ground.

12. The cabinet of claim 11 wherein the cabinet is constructed of stainless steel and the one cable entry seal is disposed in a pair of compression seals, one per intermediate rear panel.

13. The cabinet of claim 12 where the cable entry seal is made in accordance with the technology disclosed and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,371,969.

14. A cabinet to be interposed between an above ground or underground sump and the control panel for said sump which comprises two sections, an “A” section and a “B” Section,

said “A” section having two spaced parallel sides, an open bottom and a hinged openable door with a handle thereon and including an intermediate rear panel;

said “B” section having two spaced parallel sides, a closed bottom and a hinged openable door with a handle thereon, and including an intermediate rear panel;

said cabinet's two intermediate rear panels being equally dimensioned, and connected to each other, and each having at least one opening aligned with at least one similar opening in the other intermediate rear panel, with a cable entry seal disposed in each pair of aligned openings,

wherein at least one of, said door and said two side panels, of the Section A is vented, and wherein one roof panel overlays and closes off both sections of said cabinet.

15. The cabinet of claim 14 , further including a key lock in each door handle and vandal resistant dual rod locking mechanism to ward off vandals disposed on the inside of each door and connected to its handle.

16. The cabinet of claim 1 , further including a key lock in each door handle and vandal resistant dual rod locking mechanism to ward off vandals disposed on the inside of each door and connected to its handle.

Assignments (7)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 4, 2025
From: TESCO CONTROLS, LLC
To: APOLLO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 073837/0225 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2025
From: GOLDMAN SACHS PRIVATE CREDIT CORP.
To: TESCO CONTROLS, LLC
Reel/Frame 073118/0630 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 19, 2025
From: TESCO CONTROLS, INC.
To: TESCO CONTROLS, LLC
Reel/Frame 073634/0480 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2024
From: TESCO CONTROLS, LLC (F/K/A TESCO CONTROLS, INC.)
To: GOLDMAN SACHS PRIVATE CREDIT CORP., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 068019/0350 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT REEL 057958/FRAME 0606 Recorded Jun 24, 2024
From: CRESCENT AGENCY SERVICES LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: TESCO CONTROLS, INC.
Reel/Frame 067822/0084 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2021
From: TESCO CONTROLS, INC.
To: CRESCENT AGENCY SERVICES LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 057958/0606 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2012
From: MASTERSON, FRANKLYN
To: TESCO CONTROLS, INC.
Reel/Frame 027845/0929 →
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