Meter pit assembly
AssigneeMueller International, LLC
InventorsHarold Thomas Mosley, Timothy Bain Ervin, Jordan Blake Kaldenbach, David Cole Canady, Lawrence Akridge Aulich
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes a meter pit assembly featuring a utility inlet connection, a utility outlet connection, a ball valve, a canister check valve, a pressure transducer electronically linked to a logger, a temperature sensor electronically connected to the logger, a sample port equipped with a quick connect fitting, and a coil enabling the relocation of a meter from a lowered to a raised position. This innovative assembly provides efficient and reliable utility usage monitoring, with enhanced functionality and ease of access for maintenance and data collection purposes.
Claims20
A meter pit assembly comprising:
- a utility connection;
- a ball valve in fluid communication with the utility connection;
- a sample port comprising a quick connect fitting in fluid communication with the utility connection;
- a logger electronically coupled to a sensor, the sensor in fluid communication with the utility connection;
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- a coil in fluid communication with the utility connection, the coil configured to relocate a meter from a lowered position to a raised position.
A meter pit assembly comprising:
- a sidewall, the sidewall serving as an enclosure;
- a utility connection arranged proximate to the sidewall and being in fluid communication with a flow pathway;
- a ball valve in fluid communication with the flow pathway;
- a check valve in fluid communication with the flow pathway;
- a logger electronically coupled to a sensor, the sensor in fluid communication with the flow pathway;
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- a sample port comprising a quick connect fitting, the sample port being in fluid communication with the flow pathway,
- wherein the ball valve, the check valve, the logger, and the sample port are enclosed within an interior of the sidewall.
A method of collecting data from a meter pit assembly comprising:
- installing a meter pit assembly comprising a ball valve, a sensor electronically coupled to a logger, and a sample port comprising a quick connect fitting;
- measuring a parameter of a working fluid, comprising at least one of a pressure, a temperature, and a flow rate of the working fluid;
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- electronically transmitting the parameter to a network monitoring the meter pit assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.