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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2010
Applicant:
John Edward Stachowiak, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
John Edward Stachowiak, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
DeWalch Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 65/00 (2006.01); F16B 2/06 (2006.01); F16B 21/16 (2006.01); F16L 23/04 (2006.01); E05B 67/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 65/0089 (2013.01); F16B 2/06 (2013.01); F16B 21/165 (2013.01); F16L 23/04 (2013.01); E05B 67/365 (2013.01); Y10T 70/5566 (2015.04); Y10T 292/205 (2015.04);
Abstract
An apparatus for securing first and second ends of a meter sealing ring, the meter sealing ring adapted for use in installing a meter to a watthour meter box. The apparatus comprises a lock having a head member and a shank portion comprising moveable locking members, with the shank portion being insertable through an aperture formed in the first end of the sealing ring. The apparatus further comprises at least a retaining sleeve adapted to capture the shank portion, wherein the lock is retained on the first end of the sealing ring.