Remote meter reading system
First Claim
1. IN A METER, A REGISTER HAVING UPPER AND LOWER SPACED PLATES, A PLURALITY OF REGISTER SHAFTS EXTENDING BETWEEN THE PLATES FOR RESPECTIVELY INDICATING A DIFFERENT ORDER OF DIGITS OF THE QUANTITY MEASURED BY THE METER, A BASE OF INSULATING MATERIAL BETWEEN THE PLATES AND MOUNTED ON ONE OF THE PLATES AND HAVING HOLES THEREIN SERVING AS BEARINGS FOR THE REGISTER SHAFTS, A CONTACT RING MOUNTED ON THE BASE CONCENTRIC WITH EACH SHAFT, A CONDUCTOR CONNECTED TO SAID RING, A POTENTIOMETER RESISTANCE ELEMENT MOUNTED ON THE BASE CONCENTRIC WITH EACH SHAFT AND HAVING CONDUCTORS RESPECTIVELY AT THE LOW AND HIGH END FOR CONNECTION TO A POWER SUPPLY, THE SPACING BETWEEN THE ENDS OF THE POTENTIOMETER RESISTANCE ELEMENT BEING LESS THAN THE INTERVAL BETWEEN DIGITS INDICATED BY THE ASSOCIATED REGISTER SHAFT, A WIPER FOR EACH POTENTIOMETER RESISTANCE ELEMENT FREE FOR MORE THAN FULL TURN RELATIVE ROTATION BETWEEN THE WIPER AND THE RESISTANCE ELEMENT AND COMPRISING A DISC OF INSULATING MATERIAL FIXED TO THE ASSOCIATED
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1. IN A METER, A REGISTER HAVING UPPER AND LOWER SPACED PLATES, A PLURALITY OF REGISTER SHAFTS EXTENDING BETWEEN THE PLATES FOR RESPECTIVELY INDICATING A DIFFERENT ORDER OF DIGITS OF THE QUANTITY MEASURED BY THE METER, A BASE OF INSULATING MATERIAL BETWEEN THE PLATES AND MOUNTED ON ONE OF THE PLATES AND HAVING HOLES THEREIN SERVING AS BEARINGS FOR THE REGISTER SHAFTS, A CONTACT RING MOUNTED ON THE BASE CONCENTRIC WITH EACH SHAFT, A CONDUCTOR CONNECTED TO SAID RING, A POTENTIOMETER RESISTANCE ELEMENT MOUNTED ON THE BASE CONCENTRIC WITH EACH SHAFT AND HAVING CONDUCTORS RESPECTIVELY AT THE LOW AND HIGH END FOR CONNECTION TO A POWER SUPPLY, THE SPACING BETWEEN THE ENDS OF THE POTENTIOMETER RESISTANCE ELEMENT BEING LESS THAN THE INTERVAL BETWEEN DIGITS INDICATED BY THE ASSOCIATED REGISTER SHAFT, A WIPER FOR EACH POTENTIOMETER RESISTANCE ELEMENT FREE FOR MORE THAN FULL TURN RELATIVE ROTATION BETWEEN THE WIPER AND THE RESISTANCE ELEMENT AND COMPRISING A DISC OF INSULATING MATERIAL FIXED TO THE ASSOCIATED
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Current AssigneeDavid L. Heller
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Original AssigneeDavid L. Heller
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InventorsHeller, David L.
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Application NumberUS04/114,258Time in Patent Office2,196 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current338/129CPC Class CodesG01F 15/063 using electrical means
