Mounting pedestal for utilities
OwnerAnne D. Nickolainventor
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Abstract
A mounting pedestal adapted to support an electrical power box, an electric meter, a telephone box, a television jack, and a gas meter operatively in a compact arrangement for providing utility services to a mobile home. A hollow, rectangular metal post is supported in an upright position in the ground, extending thereabove, and supports an L-shaped mounting bracket on the top thereof. The bracket provides the means for supporting the power box and the meter with the telephone box, television jack and gas meter carried by the post at positions below the bracket. A ground wire is disposed within the post to connect the box, the bracket and meter to an underground grounding means.
Claims21
An elongated hollow.Badd., metal .Baddend.post closed at one end and adapted to be partially embedded in the ground in the upright position with said closed end disposed above ground,
- an L-shaped bracket carried by said post having a base portion extending across said upper end of said post and an upstanding portion for mounting an electrical meter and a power box on opposite sides of said upstanding portion, and
- a ground wire carried within said post and having one end extending through said base portion for connection with said meter and said power box and an opposite end adapted for connection to a grounding means, said opposite end extending from said post at a point along the length thereof which would be below ground when the post is embedded in the ground. 2. The post as defined in claim 1, including means carried by said post for mounting a telephone box and a gas meter to said post. 3. The post as defined in claim 1, and including means longitudinally spaced from said bracket for mounting a television jack on one side of said post. [
[4. An elongated post mounted in an upright position, an electrical meter and an electrical power box mounted on the upper end of said post on opposite sides thereof, a heating fuel metering means mounted to said post below said electrical meter and said electrical power box.]] [
[5. The post as defined in claim 4 and including a ground wire having one end mounted to said power box and extending along said post with the other end mounted to a grounding means.]] [
[6. The post as defined in claim 5 and including a telephone box mounted to said post.]]
A hollow.Badd., metal .Baddend. post mounted in an upright position, a bracket supported at the top of said post, said bracket having an upright portion, an electrical meter and an electrical power box mounted on opposite sides of the upright portion of said bracket, and a common ground wire electrically connecting said electrical meter and power box to a grounding means. [
[8. The post as defined in claim 7 and including a gas meter mounted to said post below said bracket.]] [
[9. The post as defined in claim 7 and including a telephone box and a television jack mounted to said post.]]
A hollow metal post mounted in the ground in an upright position, a bracket having an upright portion and a horizontal portion, said bracket supported atop said post and having a first aperture in [[in]] said upright portion and a second aperture in said horizontal portion, said second aperture being in registry with the interior of said post, an electrical meter and an electrical power box mounted on opposite sides of said bracket, electrical wires connecting said electrical power box and said electrical meter through said first aperture, a common ground wire electrically connected to said electrical power box and said electrical meter and extending through said second aperture into the interior of said post to emerge therefrom beneath the ground to be connected to a grounding means. [
[11. The post as defined in claim 10 and including a heating fuel metering means mounted to said post below said bracket.]] [
[12. The post as defined in claim 10 including a telephone service box mounted to said post and telephone service wires carried within said post and connected to said telephone service box.]]
[14. An elongated hollow post mounted in an upright position with one end below ground, an electrical meter and an electrical power box mounted at the upper end of said post in back-to-back relationship, electrical wires extending upwardly along said post from a point below ground and electrically connected to said meter, an electrical wire connected to and extending from said power box, a ground wire extending along said post with one end connected to said power box and an opposite end extending through the ground through a grounding means, and a gas meter mounted to said post.]] [
[15. An elongated hollow post mounted in an upright position with one end below ground, an electrical meter and an electrical power box mounted at the upper end of said post in back-to-back relationship, electrical wires extending upwardly along said post from a point below ground and electrically connected to said meter, an electrical wire connected to and extending from said power box, and a gas meter mounted to said post.]] [
[16. An elongated hollow post mounted in an upright position with one end below ground, an electrical meter and an electrical power box mounted at the upper end of said post in back-to-back relationship, electrical wires extending upwardly along said post from a point below ground and electrically connected to said meter, an electrical wire connected to and extending from said power box, and a telephone box mounted to said post.]] [
[17. An elongated hollow post mounted in an upright position with one end below ground, an electrical meter and an electrical power box mounted at the upper end of said post in back-to-back relationship, electrical wires extending upwardly along said post from a point below ground and electrically connected to said meter, an electrical wire connected to and extending from said power box, and a television jack mounted to said post.]] [
[18. An elongated hollow post adapted to be partially embedded in the ground at an upright position;
- a bracket supported at the top of said post and an electrical meter and an electrical power box supported on said bracket, an electrical power wire and a ground wire in said meter and said box having means thereon for securing said electrical power wire and said ground wire thereto;
- said post having an aperture formed therein which would be below ground when the post is embedded in the ground for receiving one of said wires thereto and a passageway formed therein substantially parallel to the axis of elongation of said post and communicating with said aperture for communicating a wire from said aperture to said meter and box, said post including a wall extending substantially parallel to the axis of elongation of said post for separating said power wire from said ground wire when said wires are connected to said meter and box;
- and including a gas meter secured to said post.]]
The [[post]] .Badd.assembly .Baddend. as defined in claim [[18]] 32 including mounting means carried by said post for securing a telephone box thereto.
The [[post]] .Badd.assembly .Baddend. as defined in claim [[18]] 32 including means carried by said post for mounting a television jack
- thereto. .Badd.[
[21. An elongated post mounted in an upright position, an electrical meter and an electrical power box mounted to said post, electrical wires extending upwardly along said post and electrically connected to said meter, an electrical wire connected to and extending from said power box, and a heating fuel metering means mounted
- to said post.]].Baddend. .Badd.[
[22. The post as defined in claim 21 and including a ground wire having one end mounted to said power box and extending along said post with the other end mounted to a grounding
- means.]].Baddend. .Badd.[
[23. The post as defined in claim 21 and
- including a telephone box mounted to said post.]].Baddend. .Badd.24. The assembly as defined in claim 7 and including a gas meter mounted to said post below said bracket, said gas meter being electrically
- grounded to said post. .Baddend. .Badd.25. The assembly as defined in claim 7 and including a telephone box and a television jack mounted to said post, said telephone box being grounded to said post. .Baddend.
- .Badd.6. The assembly as defined in claim 10 and including a heating fuel metering means mounted to said post below said bracket, said heating fuel metering means being electrically grounded to said post. .Baddend.
- .Badd. . The assembly as defined in claim 10 including a telephone service box mounted to said post and telephone service wires carried within said post and connected to said telephone service box, said telephone service box being electrically grounded to said post. .Baddend.
- .Badd.28. An elongated hollow, metal post mounted in an upright position with one end below ground, an electrical meter and an electrical power box mounted at the upper end of said post in back-to-back relationship, electrical wires extending upwardly along said post from a point below ground and electrically connected to said meter, an electrical wire connected to and extending from said power box, a ground wire extending along said post with one end connected to said power box and an opposite end extending through the ground to a grounding means, and a gas meter mounted to said post, said electrical meter, said electrical power box, and said gas meter being electrically grounded to said metal post whereby said electrical meter, said electrical power box, and said gas meter are
- all electrically grounded by said ground wire. .Baddend. .Badd.29. An elongated hollow, metal post mounted in an upright position with one end below ground, an electrical meter and an electrical power box mounted at the upper end of said post in back-to-relationship, electrical wires extending upwardly along said post from a point below ground and electrically connected to said meter, an electrical ground wire connected to and extending from said power box, and a gas meter mounted to said post, said electrical meter, said electrical power box, and said gas meter being electrically grounded to said metal post whereby said electrical meter, said electrical power box, and said gas meter are all electrically
- grounded by said ground wire. .Baddend. .Badd.30. An elongated hollow, metal post mounted in an upright position with one end below ground, an electrical meter and an electrical power box mounted at the upper end of said post in back-to-back relationship, electrical wires extending upwardly along said post from a point below ground and electrically connected to said meter, an electrical ground wire connected to and extending from said power box, and a telephone box mounted to said post, said electrical meter, said electrical power box, and said telephone box
- being electrically grounded to said post. .Baddend. .Badd.31. An elongated hollow, metal post mounted in an upright position with one end below ground, an electrical meter and an electrical power box mounted at the upper end of said post in back-to-back relationship, electrical wires extending upwardly along said post from a point below ground and electrically connected to said meter, an electrical ground wire connected to and extending from said power box, and a television jack mounted to said post, said electrical meter, said electrical power box, and said television jack being electrically grounded to said post. .Baddend.
- .Badd. 2. An elongated hollow, metal post adapted to be partially embedded in the ground at an upright position;
- a bracket supported at the top of said post and an electrical meter and an electrical power box supported on said bracket, an electrical power wire and a ground wire, said meter and said box having means thereon for securing said electrical power wire and said ground wire thereto;
- said post having an aperture formed therein which would be below ground when the post is embedded in the ground for receiving one of said wires thereto and a passageway formed therein substantially parallel to the axis of elongation of said post and communicating with said aperture for communicating a wire from said aperture to said meter and box, said post including a wall extending substantially parallel to the axis of elongation of said post for separating said power wire from said ground wire when said wires are connected to said meter and box;
- and including a gas meter secured to said post, said gas meter being
- electrically grounded to said post. .Baddend. .Badd.33. An elongated metal post mounted in an upright position, an electrical meter and an electrical power box mounted on the upper end of said post on opposite sides thereof, a heating fuel metering means mounted to said post below said electrical meter and said electrical power box, and a ground wire having one end mounted to said power box and extending along said post with the other end mounted to a grounding means, said electrical meter, said electrical power box, and said heating fuel metering means being electrically grounded to said metal post whereby said electrical meter, said electrical power box, and said heating fuel metering means are all electrically grounded by said
- ground wire. .Baddend. .Badd.34. The assembly as defined in claim 33 and including a telephone box mounted to said post, said telephone box being
- electrically grounded to said post. .Baddend. .Badd.35. An elongated metal post mounted in an upright position, an electrical meter and an electrical power box mounted to said post, electrical wires extending upwardly along said post and electrically connected to said meter, an electrical wire connected to and extending from said power box, and a heating fuel metering means mounted to said post, and a ground wire having one end mounted to said power box and extending along said post with the other end mounted to a grounding means, said electrical meter, said electrical power box, and said heating fuel metering means being electrically grounded to said metal post whereby said electrical meter, said electrical power box, and said heating fuel metering means are all electrically grounded by said
- ground wire. .Baddend. .Badd.36. An elongated metal post mounted in an upright position, an electrical meter and an electrical power box mounted to said post, electrical wires extending upwardly along said post and electrically connected to said meter, an electrical wire connected to and extending from said power box, a heating fuel metering means mounted to said post, a telephone box mounted to said post, and a ground wire having one end mounted to said power box and extending along said post with the other end mounted to a grounding means, said electrical meter, said electrical power box, said heating fuel metering means, and said telephone box being electrically grounded to said post whereby said electrical meter, said electrical power box, said heating fuel metering means, and said telephone box are all electrically grounded by said ground wire. .Baddend.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.