Service line terminal box system, especially for ships moored to quays

Claim 1

A service line terminal box system for supplying facilities at predetermined points outdoors, comprising a plurality of service line terminal boxes positioned at predetermined points in a surface located outdoors and each having four side walls and a bottom which is inclined towards a drain hole connected to a drain pipe, a coverplate for each of the boxes countersunk in said surface at the predetermined points of the boxes, over which coverplates vehicles can be driven, each coverplate being self-locking and in closed position resting on the upper edges of three of the four side walls of the respective terminal box, a service line socket outlet in each box, the upper part of the fourth side wall of each box being deflected outwardly to form an opening to the interior of the box to permit passing therethrough a line releasably connectible to the service line socket outlet in the box, the drain hole of each box being positioned adjacent the fourth side wall, one or more service supply lines fixedly connected through holes in the walls of each box to the service line socket outlet in the box, and each of the boxes having a splash plate extending from the bottom of the box toward the coverplate, said splash plate being situated between the drain hole and the service line socket outlet.