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US 12,710,302 B2Granted
Adjustable meter tail and meter box connection
AssigneeMueller International, LLC
InventorRyan Fairchild Larson
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Abstract
A meter tail includes an adapter configured to be received within and secured to an opening defined within a meter box; and a tail piece defining a first end and a second end and extending from the adapter, the first end engaged with the adapter and the second end configured to be engaged with a meter, the tail piece extending unbroken from the first end to the second end.
Claims20
A meter tail comprising:
- an adapter configured to be received within and secured to an opening defined within a meter box;
- and
- a tail piece defining a first end and a second end and extending from the adapter, the first end engaged with the adapter and the second end configured to be engaged with a meter, the tail piece extending unbroken from the first end to the second end, an axial position of the tail piece being slideably adjustable with respect to the adapter, a distance between the meter box and the second end of the tail piece thereby being adjustable.
A meter box system comprising:
- a meter box;
- and
- a meter tail comprising:
- an adapter received within and secured to an opening defined in a meter box wall of the meter box;
- and
- a tail piece defining a first end and a second end and extending from the adapter, the first end engaged with the adapter and the second end configured to be engaged with a meter, a tail piece of the meter tail being slideably adjustable with respect to the adapter.
3 more elements
A method of assembling a meter tail, the method comprising:
- securing an adapter of the meter tail to an opening defined within a meter box;
- and
- slideably adjusting an axial position of a tail piece of the meter tail with respect to the adapter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.