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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 1980
Filed:
May. 09, 1979
James B Taylor, Jeffersonville, IN (US);
Other;
Abstract
Meter box apparatus for containing and securing an underground utility meter, including a cylindrical meter box for use as a meter pit, the meter box being fabricated in two complementary sections of substantially semicircular cross section with diametrically extending flanges, the flanges being held together by C-clamps for assembling the two sections, a meter box cover including a cylindrical body, the cylindrical body being insertable into the cylindrical meter box, both the box and the cover having complementary threads molded into the walls for adjusting the height of the apparatus, and an apertured bar adjustably positionable with respect to the height of the meter box and secured between said two sections for securing the meter.