Retained Lock System and Method
AssigneeDeWalch Technologies, Inc.
InventorJohn Edward Stachowiak, JR.
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Abstract
An apparatus for securing first and second ends of a meter sealing ring, the meter sealing ring adapted for use in installing a meter to a watthour meter box. The apparatus comprises a lock having a head member and a shank portion comprising moveable locking members, the shank portion being insertable through an aperture formed in the first end of the sealing ring. The apparatus further comprises at least a retaining sleeve adapted to capture the shank portion, wherein the lock is retained on the first end of the sealing ring.
Claims17
An apparatus for securing first and second ends of a meter sealing ring, the meter sealing ring adapted for use in installing a meter to a watthour meter box, the apparatus comprising:
- a lock having a head member and a shank portion comprising moveable locking members, the shank portion being insertable through an aperture formed in the first end of the sealing ring;
- and
- a retaining sleeve adapted to capture the shank portion, wherein the lock is retained on the first end of the sealing ring.
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A method for securing first and second ends of a meter sealing ring, the meter sealing ring adapted for use in installing a meter to a watthour meter box, the method comprising:
- mounting a lock to the first end of the sealing ring, the lock having a shank portion and a head member;
- retaining the lock with a retaining sleeve, wherein the lock is retained on the first end of the sealing ring;
- and
- securing the lock portion to a receiving member with the first and second ends held between the receiving member and head member.
A system for securing first and second ends of a meter sealing ring, the meter sealing ring adapted for use in installing a meter to a watthour meter box, the system comprising:
- means for mounting a lock to the first end of the sealing ring, the lock having a lock portion and a head member;
- means for retaining the lock portion with a retaining sleeve, wherein the lock is retained on the first end of the sealing ring;
- and
- means for securing the lock portion to a receiving member with the first and second ends held between the receiving member and head member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.