Gas meter cabinet and unitary manifold
AssigneeSouthern California Gas Company
InventorStephen L. Jiles
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Abstract
A gas meter cabinet is adapted for mounting within a wall of a building. The cabinet has a body partially recessed within the building wall. A perforation at the top of the cabinet accommodates a gas line. A door is coupled to the body. A manifold connects a gas meter to a building gas system. The manifold has a downward facing inlet port, an upward facing outlet port, and a forward facing surface port, above the inlet port. A mounting flange is provided on the manifold for mounting the manifold to a base surface.
Claims19
An enclosure for a gas meter, comprising:
- an enclosure body having top, left side, right side, bottom, and rear walls joined together;
- a left mounting flange joined to the left side wall and right mounting flange joined to the right side wall, the left and right mounting flanges defining an enclosure mounting plane forward of the rear wall;
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- a door pivotably connected to the enclosure body, the door having front, top, left side, right side, and bottom walls joined together, and with the bottom wall having an open area to accommodate gas pipes extending into the enclosure.
A gas meter cabinet for mounting on a wall of a building comprising:
- a body having top, bottom, left side, right side, and rear walls interconnected in a gas-tight manner, and having a cabinet mounting feature defining a cabinet mounting plane forward of the rear wall for mounting the body at least partially recessed within a wall of a building;
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- a door, coupled to the body, for selectively covering an opening at the front of the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.