Abstract An electric meter having the back side thereof provided with a plurality of cliplike sockets and a plurality of bladelike terminals. Engaging the meter of the present invention to the usual meter base respectively opposingly presents the meter sockets thereof to the usual base sockets of the meter with a spaced distance therebetween and simultaneously engages the bladelike terminals with other ones of the base sockets. A plurality of knifelike members are included and are respectively removably received in certain ones of the base sockets and the opposing meter sockets when the meter of the present invention engages the meter base, thus bridging the spaced distance and rigidly supporting the meter to the meter base. One embodiment comprises constructing the knifelike members from an electrical conducting substance for completing an electrical circuit therewith. A second embodiment comprises constructing the knifelike members from an electrical insulating substance for interrupting an electrical circuit therewith, i. e., for discontinuing electric service to a dwelling or the like and preventing the unauthorized use of electricity.
Inventors
👤 W Darling
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-10-28 18:18
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R11/00; G01R11/02; G01R11/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
222 words
In an electric meter construction having a meter base assembly with first and second groups of conductors respectively terminating at base cliplike sockets attached thereto establishing an open circuit between said first and second group of conductors with said first group of conductors being communiCated with a commercial source of electrical power, a meter movement assembly intended to be removably received by said sockets attached to said meter base assembly and in so doing normally completing an electrical circuit between said first and second groups of conductors, a plurality of bladelike terminals attached to said meter assembly and being arranged thereon to respectively engage said base cliplike sockets having said first group of conductors attached thereto when said meter assembly is received on said base assembly, a plurality of meter cliplike sockets attached to said meter assembly and being arranged thereon to respectively be aligned with said base cliplike sockets having said second group of conductors attached thereto and having a spaced apart distance therefrom when said meter assembly is received on said base assembly, and a plurality of knifelike means respectively having one of the ends thereof removably received in said base cliplike sockets having said second group of conductors attached thereto and the opposite ends thereof being removably received in said meter cliplike sockets for bridging said spaced distances therebetween.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
222 words
In an electric meter construction having a meter base assembly with first and second groups of conductors respectively terminating at base cliplike sockets attached thereto establishing an open circuit between said first and second group of conductors with said first group of conductors being communiCated with a commercial source of electrical power, a meter movement assembly intended to be removably received by said sockets attached to said meter base assembly and in so doing normally completing an electrical circuit between said first and second groups of conductors, a plurality of bladelike terminals attached to said meter assembly and being arranged thereon to respectively engage said base cliplike sockets having said first group of conductors attached thereto when said meter assembly is received on said base assembly, a plurality of meter cliplike sockets attached to said meter assembly and being arranged thereon to respectively be aligned with said base cliplike sockets having said second group of conductors attached thereto and having a spaced apart distance therefrom when said meter assembly is received on said base assembly, and a plurality of knifelike means respectively having one of the ends thereof removably received in said base cliplike sockets having said second group of conductors attached thereto and the opposite ends thereof being removably received in said meter cliplike sockets for bridging said spaced distances therebetween.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The electric meter construction of claim 1 in which said plurality of knifelike means are constructed from an electrical conducting substance for completing a circuit while rigidly supporting said meter assembly to said meter base assembly.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The electric meter construction of claim 1 in which said plurality of knifelike means are constructed from an electrical insulating substance for interrupting a circuit while rigidly supporting said meter assembly to said meter base assembly.