Mounting bracket for a radio frequency communications device
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1. A mounting bracket for mounting a radio frequency transmission module on one of a variety of rods or tubes, the rods or tubes varying in size, the radio frequency transmission module comprising a body portion and a head portion, the head portion being larger than the body portion, the mounting bracket comprising:
- a walled receptacle for the module having an open top and an open bottom and dimensioned to accept the body portion therethrough while preventing the head portion from passing through;
at least two support member receptacles operably attached at the periphery of the walled receptacle, each support member receptacle being open at bottom thereof and substantially closed at a top thereof and each of the support member receptacles being of a different internal dimension from the other support member receptacles to facilitate the reception of the rod or tube therein; and
the mounting bracket being a unitary structure having no separable fasteners.
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Abstract
A unitary one-piece mounting bracket for mounting a meter transponder at the top of a rod or tube in connection with utility meters that are located in subsurface pit enclosures. The mounting bracket includes multiple blind receptacles to receive the rod or tube and supports the transponder without the need for removable fasteners.
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1. A mounting bracket for mounting a radio frequency transmission module on one of a variety of rods or tubes, the rods or tubes varying in size, the radio frequency transmission module comprising a body portion and a head portion, the head portion being larger than the body portion, the mounting bracket comprising:
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a walled receptacle for the module having an open top and an open bottom and dimensioned to accept the body portion therethrough while preventing the head portion from passing through;
at least two support member receptacles operably attached at the periphery of the walled receptacle, each support member receptacle being open at bottom thereof and substantially closed at a top thereof and each of the support member receptacles being of a different internal dimension from the other support member receptacles to facilitate the reception of the rod or tube therein; and
the mounting bracket being a unitary structure having no separable fasteners. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mounting bracket for mounting a radio frequency transmission module on a rod or tube, comprising:
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a substantially cylindrical walled receptacle having an open top and a bottom and dimensioned to receive a portion of the transmission module therethrough while preventing the passage of another larger portion of the transmission module;
at least two generally cylindrical support member receptacles attached to the module receptacle each being open at bottom thereof and substantially closed at a top thereof and each being of a different internal dimension; and
in which the mounting bracket is a unitary one piece structure that includes no separable fasteners. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of mounting a radio frequency transmission module, the method comprising the steps of:
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driving an elongate support member into a ground surface in a substantially vertical orientation;
providing a unitary one piece mounting bracket comprising a sleeve for the module having an open top and an open bottom and at least two support member receptacles operably attached at the periphery of the sleeve, each support member receptacle being open at bottom thereof and substantially closed at a top thereof and each of the support member receptacles being of a different internal dimension from the other support member receptacles to facilitate the reception of different sized elongate support members therein selecting a support member receptacle to fit a size of the elongate support member;
inserting the radio frequency transmission module into the sleeve;
placing the mounting bracket onto the elongate member so that the elongate member is inserted into a bottom of one of the at least two support member receptacles so that the support member enters the support member receptacle through the open bottom and is prevented from passing through the support member receptacle by interference with the substantially closed top. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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