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US 6,588,447 B1Granted
Break-away water meter register retaining ring
OwnerArthur A. Hendeyinventor
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A break-away ring manufactured from a frangible material and removably received by a water meter of the type used to measure the volume of water consumed by a residence or a commercial facility. The break-away ring applies a holding pressure for retaining within the water meter a register to measure the volume of water consumed. The ring has a plurality of notches formed therein. A tool is inserted in one of the notches for prying the break-away ring outwardly from the water meter, whereby to break the ring and end the holding pressure generated thereby. Accordingly, the register can now be easily lifted out of the water meter for repair or replacement. The foregoing removal of the register is accomplished without having to either interrupt the water service to the consumer or disconnect the water meter from the consumer's water line.
A water meter comprising a hollow body to which a volume of water is supplied from a source, a register to measure the volume of water flowing through the hollow body from the source, a receptacle coupled to the hollow body within which to receive and position the register to measure the volume of water flowing through the hollow body, and a ring removably received between the register and the receptacle for generating a holding pressure by which to retain the register within the receptacle, said ring being removable from the water meter to correspondingly end said holding pressure and thereby permit the register to be lifted out of the receptacle for purposes of repair or replacement.
For a water meter including a hollow body to which a volume of water is supplied from a source, a register to measure the volume of water flowing through the hollow body and a receptacle coupled to the hollow body within which to receive and position the register to measure the volume of water flowing through the hollow body, the improvement comprising a ring removable received between the register and the receptacle for generating a holding pressure by which to retain the register within the receptacle, said removable ring having at least one notch formed therein at which to receive a tool adapted for prying said removable ring outwardly from said water meter and thereby ending said holding pressure generated by said ring in order to enable the register to be lifted out of the receptacle to be repaired or replaced.
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