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Utility meter adapter

  • US 6,100,816 A
  • Filed: 01/16/1998
  • Issued: 08/08/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/16/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An adapter coupleable to a utility meter having a meter gear and a dial, said adapter comprising:

  • a cover having a plurality of bosses extending from a front side of said cover to a rear side of said cover, each boss spaced a predetermined distance from a perimeter of said cover; and

    a battery chamber formed by a bracket and the cover, said battery chamber adapted to receive a battery;

    a passageway connected to said battery chamber, said passageway adapted to be sealed to weatherproof said battery;

    a recess formed by said bracket;

    a meter dog mounted in said bracket coupleable to said meter gear; and

    a dial dog mounted in said recess and rotationally coupleable to said meter dog, said dial dog having a magnet mounted thereon to convert rotations associated with the meter gear into magnetic pulses.

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