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Lid plug and bracket

US8350719B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11References

4Claims

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Assignee

The Ford Meter Box Company, Inc. · US

Inventors

Steven W. Hockema · Fort Wayne, US
Mark E. Anderson · Portland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 29, 2010
Grant date	Jan 8, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 20, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY04S20/30
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A meter pit lid plug and bracket assembly configured to suspend a transmitter plug inside a meter pit is provide. The meter pit lid plug and bracket assembly includes a plug and a bracket. The plug includes a head and a stem that extends from the head. The stem is also configured to extend through a hole in a meter pit having a top surface. The head is sized to rest on the top surface of the meter pit lid and is configured to hold the stem in the hole. The bracket is configured to hold the transmitter plug inside the meter pit. The stem is selectively engageable with the base so that when the stem is connected with the base, both the plug and bracket are configured to hold and suspend the transmitter plug inside the meter box.

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