Socket assembly for an electric meter box

Details Socket assembly for an electric meter box Socket assembly for an electric meter box

2005-07-26

2005-07-26

Gushi, Ross (Department: 2833)

Electrical connectors

Power measuring meter coupling part

Reexamination Certificate

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06921290

ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to a socket assembly for a meter box. The socket assembly comprises a plurality of power line connectors for connection to electric power lines of an electric power line system. The power line connectors are adapted to mate with mating connectors of an electric meter. Each of the power line connectors comprises a jaw, a jaw support, a socket and a current diverter. The jaw support comprises a base and a jaw mount extending up from the base mounting the haw for pivotal movement between open and closed positions. The socket is formed between the jaw and jaw mount for receiving an electrical connector of the electric meter. The current diverter diverts some electric current from the socket along a current path separate from the jaw mount to reduce the amount of current flowing through the jaw mount.

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Milbank Online Catalog, “Meter Mounting Equipment: Heavy Duty Lever Bypass”, not dated, 3 pages (see reference 44 for photographs of a Power Line Connector of a Milbank Heavy Duty Lever Bypass Meter Socket).
Photographs of a Power Line Connector of a Milbank Heavy Duty Lever Bypass (as shown in reference 43), not dated, 5 pages.

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