Electrical service assembly and connecting system for mounting same in building structure wall

A building structure wall comprising:

• a first elongate structural member and a second elongate structural member spaced from the first elongate structural member and oriented parallel therewith, the first elongate structural member and the second elongate structural member defining a vertical direction;
• an electrical service assembly positioned between the first elongate structural member and the second elongate structural member and extending in a horizontal direction between a first side of the building structure wall and a second side of the building structure wall which is opposite the first side, the electrical service assembly including an entrance panel housing mounted to at least one of the first elongate structural member and the second elongate structural member and having a first wiring through-hole formed therein and an entrance panel cover positioned at the first side of the building structure wall;
• the electrical service assembly further including a power meter base having a second wiring through-hole formed therein and a base cover defining a meter opening and being positioned at the second side of the building structure wall, and a connecting system connecting the power meter base to the entrance panel housing;
• the connecting system including a body abutting the power meter base and abutting the entrance panel housing and having a body thickness whereby the body spaces the power meter base from the entrance panel housing, and a clamping mechanism clamping the power meter base, the entrance panel housing and the body together in an assembly configuration where the first wiring through-hole and the second wiring through-hole are in register with one another.

A connecting system for connecting a power meter base to an entrance panel housing in an electrical service assembly, the connecting system comprising:

• a one-piece molded body having a wiring through-hole formed therein for passing wiring between the entrance panel housing and the power meter base, the wiring through-hole defining an axis;
• the body further including a first axial body segment having a plurality of peripheral edges forming a rectangular shape and a first surface lying in a first plane oriented normal to the axis which is configured to abut the entrance panel housing, and a second axial body segment having a plurality of inboard edges also forming a rectangular shape and a second surface lying in a second plane oriented normal to the axis and being configured to abut the power meter base;
• the body further being adapted to mount the power meter base to the entrance panel housing and including an axial thickness between the first surface and the second surface for spacing the power meter base from the entrance panel housing when mounted thereon, and the body further including a land area extending between the plurality of peripheral edges and the plurality of inboard edges which lies in a third plane located between and parallel to each of the first plane and the second plane;
• wherein the body further includes a plurality of apertures extending in an axial direction between the first surface and the second surface which are configured to each receive a fastener of a clamping mechanism for clamping the body to the power meter base and the entrance panel housing in an assembly configuration where the wiring through-hole is in register with wiring through-holes of each of the entrance panel housing and the power meter base.