Arrangement for providing external access to functionality switches in a utility meter
AssigneeLandis+Gyr, Inc.
InventorsJohn T. Voisine, Ronald C. Tate
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Abstract
An arrangement for providing external access to functionality switches in a utility meter includes a housing, a number of contacts, at least one button actuator, and a hatch. The housing has a base and a cover that includes at least one switch access opening. The number of contacts are disposed on a substrate that is disposed between said cover and said base. The at least one button actuator is configured to electrically connect at least two of said number of contacts such that the at least one button actuator is accessible via said at least one switch access opening. The hatch disposed on said cover and adapted to selectively provide external access to said at least one switch access opening.
Claims23
An arrangement for providing external access to functionality switches in a utility meter, the utility meter including a base, the arrangement comprising:
- a cover adapted to connect to the base to form a housing, the cover having at least one switch access opening;
- a number of contacts disposed on a substrate, the substrate adapted to be disposed between the cover and the base;
- at least one pushbutton actuator configured to electrically connect at least two of said number of contacts, said at least one pushbutton actuator accessible via said at least one switch access opening;
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- a hatch disposed on said cover and adapted to selectively provide external access to said at least one switch access opening.
An arrangement for providing external access to functionality switches in a utility meter, the arrangement comprising:
- a housing having a base and a cover, said cover having at least one switch access opening;
- a wiring board disposed between said cover and said base, said wiring board having a number of contacts thereon;
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- an elastomeric button pad disposed between said cover and said wiring board, said button pad defining a button actuator accessible via said access opening, said button actuator disposed over a pair of said number of contacts and defining a switch therewith.
An arrangement for providing external access to functionality switches in an electricity meter, the electricity meter having a base, the arrangement comprising:
- a cover adapted to be coupled to said base, said cover having an access opening therein;
- a printed wiring board having a plurality of contacts and adapted to be disposed between said base and said cover;
- an elastomeric button pad having at least one button actuator thereon and disposed over said printed wiring board such that each button actuator is adjacent at least two of said plurality of contacts to form a switch therewith, each button actuator having a contact pad adapted to electrically couple the respective at least two of the plurality of contacts upon depressing the respective button actuator, said elastomeric button pad further includes a sealing ridge disposed about said at least one button actuator;
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- a hatch pivotally disposed on said cover and adapted to selectively cover said access opening.
An arrangement for providing external access to functionality switches in an electricity meter, the electricity meter having a base, the arrangement comprising:
- a cover adapted to be coupled to said base, said cover having at least one access opening therein;
- a printed wiring board having a number of contacts thereon and adapted to be disposed between said cover and said base;
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- at least one button actuator operable to electrically connect at least two of said number of contacts, said button actuator being accessible through said at least one access opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.