Meter housing assembly and method of assembly
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1. A water meter housing assembly, comprising:
- a cylindrical housing body formed at least in part of plastic;
a non-cast metal housing bottom in which the housing body is received;
wherein the housing bottom has an inlet and an outlet opening downward through said housing bottom; and
portions of non-cast metal tubing having an inlet port and an outlet port for connection to the inlet and outlet, respectively, of the housing bottom; and
wherein the metal tubing also has a supply inlet and a supply inlet for connection in a water supply line, the portions of tubing having a transverse partition located along the length thereof to separate an inlet flow from an outlet flow; and
wherein the metal in the metal housing bottom and the portions of tubing consists essentially of a lead-free material.
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Abstract
A water meter housing assembly (10) comprises a cylindrical, plastic housing body (11), a non-cast housing bottom (13) of hydroformable or stamped brass, a single-piece strainer and sealing member (40) that is disposed in the housing bottom (13) and portions of non-cast hydroformable or stamped brass tubing (15) with spud ends (16, 17) for connection in a water supply line. The brass consists essentially of lead-free material. The assembly (10) is designed to provide a lower cost alternative to foundry cast meter housings. The assembly (10) also provides advantages in a method of vertical assembly that saves manufacturing cost.
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1. A water meter housing assembly, comprising:
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a cylindrical housing body formed at least in part of plastic; a non-cast metal housing bottom in which the housing body is received; wherein the housing bottom has an inlet and an outlet opening downward through said housing bottom; and portions of non-cast metal tubing having an inlet port and an outlet port for connection to the inlet and outlet, respectively, of the housing bottom; and wherein the metal tubing also has a supply inlet and a supply inlet for connection in a water supply line, the portions of tubing having a transverse partition located along the length thereof to separate an inlet flow from an outlet flow; and wherein the metal in the metal housing bottom and the portions of tubing consists essentially of a lead-free material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of assembling a water meter assembly having a plurality of components comprising;
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a cylindrical housing body formed at least in part of plastic, a non-cast metal housing bottom in which the housing body is received; portions of non-cast tubing having an inlet and an outlet for connection to an inlet port and an outlet port, respectively, of the housing bottom; and wherein the metal tubing also has a supply inlet and a supply outlet for connection in a water supply line, the portions of tubing having a transverse partition located along a length of the tubing to separate the inlet flow from the outlet flow; and wherein the method comprises assembling the plurality of components along a substantially vertical axis corresponding to a central axis through the housing body. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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