Remote meter reading system
First Claim
1. AN INDICATING MECHANISM IS AN APPARATUS FOR REMOTE READING OF METERS HAVING A PLURALITY OF DIALS EACH INCLUDING A DIAL POINTER, SAID MECHANISM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF POTENTIOMETERS, ONE FOR EACH POINTER, EACH POTENTIOMETER HAVING A HUB AND AN ANNULAR RESISTANCE MOUNTED ON AND SURROUNDING THE HUB AND HAVING ENDS ADJACENT EACH OTHER, A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ADJACENT THE DIALS AND HAVING A SOCKET ROTATABLY RECEIVING EACH POTENTIOMETER HUB, EACH HUB HAVING A DRIVE SLOT ADAPTED TO FIT OVER THE ASSOCIATED POINTER AND CAUSES THE POTENTIOMETER TO TURN IN SYNCHRONISM WITH ITS POINTER, A COLLECTOR RING ON SAID PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD SURROUNDING EACH SOCKET AND PRESENTED TO SAID CONTACT, A CONTACT ON EACH POTENTIOMETER CONNECTED TO ONE END OF ITS RESISTANCE, SAID CONTACT BEARING ON SAID COLLECTOR RING, A WASHER CONNECTED TO THE OTHER END OF THE RESISTANCE, A WIPER BEARING ON EACH WASHER, A SLIDER FOR EACH POTENTIOMETER MOUNTED ON THE BOARD AND BEARING ON THE RESISTANCE OF ITS POTENTIOMETER, A PRINTED WIRING PATTERN HAVING POWER SUPPLY TERMINALS CONNECTED RESPECTIVELY TO THE COLLECTOR RINGS AND TO SAID WIPERS AND A SLIDER TERMINAL CONNECTED TO EACH SLIDER, A SOCKET REMOTE FROM THE METER HAVING TERMINALS CORRESPONDING RESPECTIVELY TO SAID POWER SUPPLY AND SLIDER TERMINALS, A CABLE HAVING CONDUCTORS RESPECTIVELY CONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY AND SLIDER TERMINALS WITH THE CORRESPONDING SOCKET TERMINALS, AND READOUT MEANS HAVING CONNECTORS FOR ASSOCIATION WITH THE SOCKET TERMINALS.
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1. AN INDICATING MECHANISM IS AN APPARATUS FOR REMOTE READING OF METERS HAVING A PLURALITY OF DIALS EACH INCLUDING A DIAL POINTER, SAID MECHANISM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF POTENTIOMETERS, ONE FOR EACH POINTER, EACH POTENTIOMETER HAVING A HUB AND AN ANNULAR RESISTANCE MOUNTED ON AND SURROUNDING THE HUB AND HAVING ENDS ADJACENT EACH OTHER, A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ADJACENT THE DIALS AND HAVING A SOCKET ROTATABLY RECEIVING EACH POTENTIOMETER HUB, EACH HUB HAVING A DRIVE SLOT ADAPTED TO FIT OVER THE ASSOCIATED POINTER AND CAUSES THE POTENTIOMETER TO TURN IN SYNCHRONISM WITH ITS POINTER, A COLLECTOR RING ON SAID PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD SURROUNDING EACH SOCKET AND PRESENTED TO SAID CONTACT, A CONTACT ON EACH POTENTIOMETER CONNECTED TO ONE END OF ITS RESISTANCE, SAID CONTACT BEARING ON SAID COLLECTOR RING, A WASHER CONNECTED TO THE OTHER END OF THE RESISTANCE, A WIPER BEARING ON EACH WASHER, A SLIDER FOR EACH POTENTIOMETER MOUNTED ON THE BOARD AND BEARING ON THE RESISTANCE OF ITS POTENTIOMETER, A PRINTED WIRING PATTERN HAVING POWER SUPPLY TERMINALS CONNECTED RESPECTIVELY TO THE COLLECTOR RINGS AND TO SAID WIPERS AND A SLIDER TERMINAL CONNECTED TO EACH SLIDER, A SOCKET REMOTE FROM THE METER HAVING TERMINALS CORRESPONDING RESPECTIVELY TO SAID POWER SUPPLY AND SLIDER TERMINALS, A CABLE HAVING CONDUCTORS RESPECTIVELY CONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY AND SLIDER TERMINALS WITH THE CORRESPONDING SOCKET TERMINALS, AND READOUT MEANS HAVING CONNECTORS FOR ASSOCIATION WITH THE SOCKET TERMINALS.
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Current AssigneeJohn D. Adair
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Original AssigneeJohn D. Adair
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InventorsAdair, John D.
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Application NumberUS04/434,905Time in Patent Office867 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current338/129CPC Class CodesG01F 15/063 using electrical means
