Utility meter service switch
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsWayne Alfred Therrien, Curtis Whitmore Crittenden
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Abstract
Systems for disconnecting and/or connecting service between a utility network and a utility meter are disclosed. In one embodiment, a switch system includes: an actuator connected to a sliding cam for moving the sliding cam between a first position and a second position, the sliding cam slidingly receiving a terminal blade of the utility meter and including a pair of camming surfaces for disengaging a pair of conductors from the terminal blade in response to being moved from the first position to the second position by the actuator.
Claims18
A switch system for a utility meter, the switch system comprising:
- an actuator connected to a sliding cam for moving the sliding cam between a first position and a second position,
- the sliding cam slidingly receiving a terminal blade of the utility meter and including a pair of camming surfaces for disengaging a pair of conductors from the terminal blade in response to being moved from the first position to the second position by the actuator, wherein the pair of camming surfaces are each disposed at a first angle relative to an axis of sliding of the sliding cam, and wherein the pair of conductors each include an angled end portion for contacting the pair of camming surfaces, each of the angled end portions being disposed at a second angle, the second angle being greater than the first angle relative to the axis of sliding, wherein the sliding cam is configured to substantially enclose a portion of the terminal blade.
A switch system for a utility meter, the switch system comprising:
- an actuator connected to a sliding cam for moving the sliding cam between a first position and a second position,
- the sliding cam slidingly receiving a terminal blade of the utility meter and including a pair of camming surfaces for disengaging a pair of conductors from the terminal blade in response to being moved from the first position to the second position by the actuator, wherein the pair of conductors each include a main body disposed non-parallel relative to one another, wherein the sliding cam is configured to substantially enclose a portion of the terminal blade.
A switch system for a utility meter, the switch system comprising:
- an actuator connected to a sliding cam for moving the sliding cam between a first position and a second position,
- the sliding cam slidingly receiving a terminal blade of the utility meter and including a pair of camming surfaces for disengaging a pair of conductors from the terminal blade in response to being moved from the first position to the second position by the actuator, wherein the pair of camming surfaces are adapted to remain in contact with the pair of conductors when moved from the first position to the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.