Communications: electrical – Continuously variable indicating – With meter reading
Patent
1993-07-23
1995-05-16
Peng, John K.
Communications: electrical
Continuously variable indicating
With meter reading
34087031, 324156, 73273, 73431, 7386178, G01F 1506, G01F 1514
Patent
active
054164753
ABSTRACT:
A remote meter reading receptacle for pit lid mounting includes an annular, cup-shaped housing containing a ferrite coil and electronic circuit board. This housing is mounted within an outer shroud which has an annual flange formed about its periphery. The shroud includes a pair of openings, the first for receiving a threaded fastener, such a bolt, and the other for receiving an electrical cable connected to the circuit board of the housing. The shroud is dimensioned to fit securely within an opening formed in the lid of a pit-type meter box, such as used for outdoor setting of water meters. A complementary cup-shaped washer includes a pair of openings for cooperating with the threaded fastener and for receiving the electrical cable. The washer is disposed on the underside of the pit lid and receives the threaded fastener to fasten the housing and shroud assembly securely to the upper surface of the pit lid. The washer is reversible to accommodate a wide range of pit-lid thicknesses. The pit lid receptacle requires only a single hole to be drilled in the pit lid. The receptacle is formed from a ultraviolet stable polycarbonate plastic material. The receptacle is low in profile and provides for secure positioning of the ferrite coil and associated electronic circuit board in an easily assembled housing assembly.
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Swinson Thierry W.
Tolbert Joel L.
Asman Sanford J.
Peng John K.
Schlumberger Industries Inc.
Wu Daniel J.
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