Receptacles – Leg or lap supported – With pail encircling band or ring
Patent
1979-05-09
1980-10-28
Lowrance, George E.
Receptacles
Leg or lap supported
With pail encircling band or ring
220 4C, 220 4F, 220 8, B65D 2520, B65D 804, B65D 814, B65D 626
Patent
active
042302340
ABSTRACT:
Meter box apparatus for containing and securing an underground utility meter, including a cylindrical meter box for use as a meter pit, the meter box being fabricated in two complementary sections of substantially semicircular cross section with diametrically extending flanges, the flanges being held together by C-clamps for assembling the two sections, a meter box cover including a cylindrical body, the cylindrical body being insertable into the cylindrical meter box, both the box and the cover having complementary threads molded into the walls for adjusting the height of the apparatus, and an apertured bar adjustably positionable with respect to the height of the meter box and secured between said two sections for securing the meter.
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