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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 1988
Filed:
May. 27, 1987
Scott H Hammond, Columbus, OH (US);
Transdata, Inc., Tyler, TX (US);
Abstract
Metering apparatus which employs a structure conforming to long accepted industrial standards but which is adapted to meet the requirements for highly versatile solid-state meter circuits having a multitude of outputs both in terms of electrical signals and visual display. The meter structure is provided an EMF and RF barrier coupled to through the interconnection of the meter cover to neutral reference. Further, a key actuated switching input is provided through the cover face of the meter with the use of a pattern of contact surfaces positioned on the inner surface of the face. These surfaces cooperate with spring biased contacts arranged to achieve proper contact with them when the meter cover is rotated into its latched orientation. A separate terminal block is provided which is coupled through a multi-lead connector to the meter circuit and which provides discrete individual terminal outputs readily wired by utility personnel trained in the use of older mechanical metering systems.