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Device and process for installation of encoder receiver transmitter on a gas meter

  • US 6,435,042 B1
  • Filed: 07/16/2000
  • Issued: 08/20/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/20/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A meter, comprising:

  • a housing;

    a drive mechanism gear carried by said housing;

    measuring means carried by said housing for rotating said drive mechanism gear at a rate related to a quantity being measured;

    an encoder receiver transmitter having an input gear;

    guiding means carried by said housing for meshing said drive mechanism gear with said input gear so that said drive mechanism gear is brought into engagement with and rotates with said input gear when said encoder receiver transmitter is coupled to said measuring means;

    means for securing said encoder receiver transmitter to said housing so that said drive mechanism gear remains in engagement with said input gear.

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