HORIZONTAL PIT MOUNT INTERFACE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A mounting assembly for an automatic meter reading (AMR) unit, comprising:
- a body having a head and an elongate stem extending from a bottom surface of the head, the elongate stem sized and configured to be received in and extend through a hole formed in a cover of a pit, the head having a size greater than a size of the hole formed in the cover of the pit;
a nut defining a central aperture sized and configured to receive the elongate stem of the body, the nut for coupling the body to pit cover; and
a support channel having a pair of spaced apart arms each including a ledge configured to be received in a slot formed in the elongate stem of the body, the support channel defining an opening that is sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the AMR unit therein.
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Abstract
A mounting assembly for an automatic meter reading (AMR) unit includes a body having a head and an elongate stem extending from a bottom surface of the head. The elongate stem is sized and configured to be received in and extend through a hole formed in a cover of a pit, and the head has a size greater than a size of the hole formed in the cover of the pit. A nut defines a central aperture sized and configured to receive the elongate stem of the body, and a support channel has a pair of spaced apart arms each including a ledge configured to be received in a slot formed in the elongate stem of the body. The support channel defines an opening that is sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the AMR unit therein.
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20 Claims
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1. A mounting assembly for an automatic meter reading (AMR) unit, comprising:
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a body having a head and an elongate stem extending from a bottom surface of the head, the elongate stem sized and configured to be received in and extend through a hole formed in a cover of a pit, the head having a size greater than a size of the hole formed in the cover of the pit; a nut defining a central aperture sized and configured to receive the elongate stem of the body, the nut for coupling the body to pit cover; and a support channel having a pair of spaced apart arms each including a ledge configured to be received in a slot formed in the elongate stem of the body, the support channel defining an opening that is sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the AMR unit therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mounting assembly, comprising:
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a mounting body including a head and an elongate stem extending from a bottom surface of the head, the elongate stem having an outer diameter that is less than an outer diameter of the head; a locking nut defining a central aperture sized and configured to receive the elongate stem of the body; and a support channel including a bottom wall, a pair of side walls extending from the bottom wall, a pair of top walls inwardly extending from the side walls, and a pair spaced apart arms extending from the top walls, each of the spaced apart arms including a ledge configured to be received in a slot defined by the elongate stem of the mounting body, the support channel defining an opening that is sized and configured to receive at least a portion of an AMR unit therein. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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inserting an elongate stem of a mounting body through a hole defined by a cover of a utility pit, the mounting body including a head having a diameter that is greater than a diameter of the elongate stem; advancing a locking nut along the elongate stem of the mounting body to secure the mounting body to the cover of the utility pit; compressing a pair of arms of a support channel, the support channel including a bottom wall, a pair of side walls extending from the bottom wall, a pair of top walls inwardly extending from the side walls, and the pair spaced apart arms extending from the top walls; and releasing the pair of arms of the support channel such that at least one ledge extending from one of the pair of arms is received in a slot defined by the elongate stem of the mounting body. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification