Grate for closing a drain and similar
The invention relates to a grate for closing a drain and similar. The inventive grate comprises an internal elastically deformable grid ( 2 ) provided with a locking pin ( 8 ) arranged on the free end thereof. Said locking pin is used for connecting the deformable grid to a frame ( 7 ) and is arranged under the external solid edge ( 9 ) of the grid in such a way that it is invisible from outside when it is incorporated into the frame ( 7 ). Said invention is used for a road network.
1. A grate mounted in a frame, the grate comprising: interlaced grids, at least one of the grids of the grate being elastically deformable with respect to the other grids;
wherein the grate includes a locking pin that releasably engages the frame so that the grate is elastically fixed in the frame,
wherein the elastically deformable grid is an internal grid of the grate and at a free end of the grate the locking pin is located below a solid external edge of the grate and the locking pin extends in a direction which is transverse to the direction in which the solid external edge extends.
2. Grate according to claim 1 , further comprising a second elastically deformable internal grid having at a free end of the second elastically deformable internal grid a locking pin that releasably engages the frame and which is located below another solid external edge of the grate, opposite to the solid external edge for protecting the pin of the first internal grid and extending in a direction which is transverse to the direction in which another solid external edge extends.
3. Grate according to claim 2 , further comprising two parallel internal elastically deformable grids, wherein each locking pin is an extension of the two internal elastically deformable grids and the locking pins are offset toward a bottom with respect to the external surface of the elastically deformable grids so that the locking pins fit under the corresponding solid external edge of the grate.
4. Grate according to claim 3 , wherein the grids on one side of the grate define openings for passage of flowing water that are orientated transversely to openings on the other side of the grate.
5. Grate according to claim 2 , wherein a space is provided between the frame and the external grid of the grate adjacent to the internal elastically deformable grid.
6. Grate according to claim 2 , wherein the grate pivots at a side relative to the frame until the grate is held in the frame at an angular open position of around 120°.
7. Grate according to claim 6 , wherein the grate is retained in the frame in said open position by two support feet located on the same side and blocked in contact on two upright walls, respectively of the frame and of which one is made up by a part with the shape of a locking hook.
8. Grate according to claim 2 , wherein the locking pins are essentially diagonally opposed.
9. Grate according to claim 1 , wherein the locking pin engages elastically with force into a part with the shape of a locking hook that is attached to an internal face of the corresponding lateral wall of the frame and located close to one corner of the corresponding lateral wall of frame.
10. Grate according to claim 9 , wherein the locking pin comprises a curved guiding ramp elongated by a free end with a rounded pin engaging into the part with the shape of a locking hook at the free end that is also rounded and allowing an elastic unlocking of the pin from the part with the shape of a hook at the time of removal of the grate from the frame to maintain its open position.
11. Grate according to claim 9 , further comprising four support feet located at the four corners of the grate respectively, and each is maintained in contact on the seating surface located in one corner of the frame by a locking force exercised by the two parts with the shape of a hook on the two locking pins.
12. Grate according to claim 1 , wherein the grate is unattached from the frame by release of the locking pin from the frame.