Watthour meter socket adapter

Details Watthour meter socket adapter Watthour meter socket adapter

1998-10-29

2000-05-09

Nguyen, Khiem

Electrical connectors

Power measuring meter coupling part

439146, H01R 33945

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060596058

ABSTRACT:
A watthour meter socket adapter has front and rear housings which encompassingly surround jaw contacts, electrical conductors and terminals. Apertures in the front housing allow insertion of a meter blade terminal into the jaw contacts. The jaw contacts include a spring clip having a recess sized for slidably receiving one side of a conductor to dispose the conductor for direct contact with a meter blade terminal. At least two conductors overlay each other and are separated by an insulating pad. The terminals include a collar having a recess for partially receiving one side of a circular conductor or in the case of a rectangular bus bar conductor, a bore is offset to one side edge of the terminal collar for receiving a lower portion of the bus bar. The upper portion of the end of the conductor is folded over to form a flange overlaying a bottom portion of a first bore in the terminal collar and engages an external conductor. A surge ground frame includes a unitary terminal portion overlaying a terminal portion of the housing. A communication connector is mounted in the sidewall of the housing for external communications to the adapter. A lockable cover is provided for the communications connector.

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