The covers in Pardes Hanna-Karkur are usually made of concrete

 

or metal

 

, and their shape is round

 

, square

 

, or rectangular

 

.
When round covers are intended for sidewalks, they are surrounded by a square frame, which greatly facilitates the paving work around them

 

(these are למעשה almost all the square covers on the site).

No colored or gilded covers were found in Pardes Hanna-Karkur.

Covers intended for the Pardes Hanna-Karkur Local Council usually bear the council emblem: the old emblem

 

or the newer one

 

.

As in other cities in Israel, a relatively large number of covers intended for other cities were found (the "Bug" category)

 

.

There are also covers intended for consumers that are not necessarily municipalities or local councils. These covers are not tied to a specific city and can be found throughout Israel. For example, covers for the telecommunications company “Bezeq”

 

.

The purpose of the cover usually appears on it (sewage

 

, electricity

 

, lighting

 

, etc.), and therefore the number of covers in the "Unknown" category

 

is very small.

On some of the covers in Pardes Hanna-Karkur, the year of manufacture appears

 

.

Generally, the design of the covers in Pardes Hanna-Karkur is not distinctive and matches covers typical of the manufacturer.

Manufacturers
The manufacturer’s name usually appears on the covers, with most covers produced in Israel by several leading manufacturers - Sela

 

, Menashe Baruch

 

, Yetzikat Hamifratz

 

, and others.

Standards
Cover standards include standards unique to Israel (the Israeli Standards Institute mark

 

, and Israeli Standard IS 489 (equivalent to the international EN124 standard)

 

. In addition, international standards EN124

 

and the various load classes (B125 - D400)

 

are present.