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Gas meter change device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-06-23
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Granted: 1967-03-21
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Expires: 1984-06-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John W Carroll
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 14:44
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01F; G01F15/00; G01F15/18; G01F15/185; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S174/00; Y10S174/11; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/0318; Y10T137/0402; Y10T137/0413; Y10T137/5762; Y10T137/598; Y10T137/5997
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A GAS METER CHANGING DEVICE HAVING A PAIR OF FLEXIBLE BOOTS EACH PROVIDED WITH OPENINGS AT OPPOSITE ENDS, EACH BEING SEPARABLE ALONG A LONGITUDINAL SEAM, EACH HAVING SEALING MEANS FOR THE LONGITUDINAL SEAM, AND EACH HAVING AN ANNULAR SEALING MEANS AT THE OPENINGS AT THE OPPOSITE ENDS, A BYPASS CONNECTION FROM ONE BOOT TO THE OTHER ADJOINING ONE END THEREOF, A PURGE CONNECTION FROM ONE OF THE BOOTS ADJOINING THE OPPOSITE END THEREOF AND MEANS FOR PINCHING THE BOOTS CLOSED INTERMEDIATE THEIR ENDS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
A GAS METER CHANGING DEVICE HAVING A PAIR OF FLEXIBLE BOOTS EACH PROVIDED WITH OPENINGS AT OPPOSITE ENDS, EACH BEING SEPARABLE ALONG A LONGITUDINAL SEAM, EACH HAVING SEALING MEANS FOR THE LONGITUDINAL SEAM, AND EACH HAVING AN ANNULAR SEALING MEANS AT THE OPENINGS AT THE OPPOSITE ENDS, A BYPASS CONNECTION FROM ONE BOOT TO THE OTHER ADJOINING ONE END THEREOF, A PURGE CONNECTION FROM ONE OF THE BOOTS ADJOINING THE OPPOSITE END THEREOF AND MEANS FOR PINCHING THE BOOTS CLOSED INTERMEDIATE THEIR ENDS.
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