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Utility meter with insulated external antenna

  • US 10,263,317 B2
  • Filed: 03/09/2015
  • Issued: 04/16/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A utility meter, comprising:

  • a cover comprising an end wall and an open end, wherein the end wall is opposite the open end and the end wall is vertical;

    a communication device positioned adjacent to an inside surface of the end wall of the cover;

    an antenna housing fixedly attached to an outside surface of the end wall of the cover, wherein the antenna housing extends horizontally across a lower half of the end wall of the cover and projects outwardly from an outer surface of the end wall of the cover; and

    an antenna received under the antenna housing such that the antenna housing covers an upper surface of the antenna, wherein the antenna is mounted externally with respect to the cover by the antenna housing, and wherein the antenna is coupled to the communication device through the end wall of the cover.

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