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Quick-release ring-type meter lock with keyless reset

US7930913B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 7, 2008
Grant dateApr 26, 2011
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/205
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A ring-type meter lock comprising a ring, first and second ends on the ring, a lock housing on the first end, a slot in the lock housing, a latch unit in the lock housing, a lock pin on the latch unit enterable and withdrawable from the slot, a tongue on the second end enterable into the slot, an opening in the tongue receiving the lock pin, a key-receiving configuration in the latch unit, and the lock pin being rotatably supported for unlatching of the latch unit.

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