公开(公告)号：US20130263430A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-10

申请号：US13841319

申请日：2013-03-15

申请人： DeWalch Technologies, Inc.

发明人： John Edward Stachowiak, Jr.

IPC分类号： G01R3/00

CPC分类号： G01R3/00 ,  G01R11/04 ,  G01R11/24 ,  H05K5/0221 ,  Y10T29/49826 ,  Y10T29/49947 ,  Y10T29/53

摘要： The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for securing a box cover to a watthour meter socket box. In certain embodiments, the apparatus has a clamping member that fits over a wall of a meter box, and a lock housing that locks to the clamping member after a box cover has been installed, thereby securing the cover to the box in a manner such that the box cover cannot be installed unless the clamping member has been installed correctly. In various other embodiments, the clamping member consists of a clamp disposed between a clamp actuating member and a fastening shelf. In various other embodiments, the clamp includes a stopping member for indicating when the clamp actuating member is actuated into a fully secured position. Other embodiments relate to a locking bracket and a lock housing wherein the locking bracket generally comprises a clamping member and a fastening lever that attaches to a wall of a meter box base. The lock housing generally comprises a unitary member with a perpendicular flange. The meter box lid is secured to the meter box base when the locking bracket is secured to the side wall (or another wall) and used in combination with the lock housing and a locking shaft.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及将盒盖固定在电度表插座盒上的装置和方法。 在某些实施例中，该装置具有装配在仪表盒的壁上的夹紧构件，以及在安装盒盖之后锁定到夹紧构件的锁定壳体，由此将盖固定在箱体上，使得 除非夹具已正确安装，否则箱盖不能安装。 在各种其他实施例中，夹紧构件由设置在夹具致动构件和紧固架之间的夹具组成。 在各种其他实施例中，夹具包括止动构件，用于指示夹具致动构件何时被致动到完全固定的位置。 其他实施例涉及锁定支架和锁定壳体，其中锁定支架通常包括夹紧构件和附接到仪表箱底座的壁的紧固杆。 锁定壳体通常包括具有垂直凸缘的整体构件。 当锁定支架固定在侧壁（或另一个墙壁）上并与锁壳和锁定轴组合使用时，仪表盒盖被固定到仪表盒底座上。

公开(公告)号：US20210055331A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-25

申请号：US16917767

申请日：2020-06-30

申请人： DeWalch Technologies, Inc.

发明人： John Edward Stachowiak, Jr.

IPC分类号： G01R11/24 ,  F16B21/16 ,  G01R11/04 ,  F16B41/00 ,  H02B1/03 ,  H02B1/06 ,  H05K5/02

摘要： A locking bracket and a lock housing wherein the locking bracket generally comprises a clamping member and a fastening lever that attaches to a wall of a meter box base. The lock housing generally comprises a unitary member with a perpendicular flange. The meter box lid is secured to the meter box base when the locking bracket is secured to the side wall and used in combination with the lock housing and a locking shaft.