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Watthour meter socket adapter with tamper resistant ring

US5423695A · kind A · utility

32Cited by
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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 1, 1993
Grant dateJun 13, 1995
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R11/24
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hardened metallic ring is mounted over the exterior sidewall of the shell portion of a watthour meter socket adapter. The ring has overlapped ends which are welded together to form a circular ring with a diameter approximate the diameter of the shell. In another embodiment, a radially outward flange is formed on one annular edge of the ring to cover a peripheral edge flange of the base of the socket adapter.

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