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An improved mounting pad apparatus is disclosed made of a plastic material for supporting an electrical power transformer and maintaining it spaced from the surrounding ambient ground environment which is usually turf. The mounting pad is formed of a load supporting deck positioned upon a cellular s

An improved mounting pad apparatus is disclosed made of a plastic material for supporting an electrical power transformer and maintaining it spaced from the surrounding ambient ground environment which is usually turf. The mounting pad is formed of a load supporting deck positioned upon a cellular subframework with side walls extending therearound and a base flange extending outwardly therefrom for stability. One more rigid bars are selectively positionable within various slots defined in the cellular subframework for strengthening and stiffening thereof in various orientations. These rigid bars can extend parallel or perpendicular with respect to one another for various applications where different types of strengthening parameters are required. The cellular subframework also selectively can define a plurality of forklifting slots which can extend therethrough and through the side walls to facilitate lifting and movement of the mounting pad apparatus even with a normally quite heavy electrical power transformer positioned thereon. Multiple forklifting slots can be defined by the cellular subframework at various orientations with respect to one another to facilitate use thereof in relatively inaccessible locations.

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[ I claim:] [1.] An improved mounting pad apparatus for supporting and facilitating moving an electrical power transformer while positioned thereon comprising:A. a load supporting deck means extending generally horizontally and adapted to support an electrical power transformer thereon, said load su

[ I claim:] [1.] An improved mounting pad apparatus for supporting and facilitating moving an electrical power transformer while positioned thereon comprising:A. a load supporting deck means extending generally horizontally and adapted to support an electrical power transformer thereon, said load supporting deck means defining a deck access opening means therein to facilitate electrical access from an environmental substrate therebelow to an electrical power transformer adapted to be positioned on said load supporting deck means;B. a plurality of side wall means secured to said load supporting deck means about the periphery thereof and extending downwardly therefrom for upwardly spacing of said load supporting deck and an electrical power transformer positioned thereon;C. a base flange means secured to said side wall means and extending outwardly therefrom and defining a widened support surface lip to facilitate stable positioning of said load supporting deck means and an electrical power transformer positioned thereon upon an environmental substrate therebelow;D. a cellular subframework of rigid plastic material extending below said load supporting deck means and between said side wall means for strengthening and stiffening of said load supporting deck means to facilitate support of an electrical power transformer thereon, said cellular subframework member defining a plurality of cellular voids therein for further strengthening thereof and for supporting said load supporting deck means thereabove, said cellular subframework defining a plurality of reinforcing slot means defined therein to facilitate structural strengthening of said cellular subframework, said cellular subframework defining a plurality of reinforcing opening means each being in communication with respect to one of said reinforcing slot means to facilitate access selectively therewithin;E. a plurality of detachable plate means each being selectively securable with respect to said cellular subframework at one of said reinforcing opening means defined therein to extend thereacross for closing one of said reinforcing slot means to facilitate retaining therewithin, each of said detachable plate means being detachably positionable extending across said reinforcing slot means to further facilitate stabilizing of support of said cellular subframework upon an environmental substrate therebelow; andF. a plurality of rigid bar means each being selectively and removably repositionable within one of said reinforcing slot means to be selectively retained therein by said detachable plate means in order to increase the overall strength and rigidity of said cellular subframework to facilitate supporting of an electrical power transformer thereon.