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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:
Jan. 07, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard W Blair, Houston, TX (US);
Jack R Grant, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Houston Industries Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
70161 ; 70164 ; 292 86 ; 292 91 ;
Abstract
A lock for electrical power meter boxes has a solid rod with a flared head to engage spring steel blades to lock it. The lock has a spring loaded sleeve within a housing, which can be permanently mounted either inside or outside a meter box. The spring loaded sleeve is maneuverable by an unlocking tool to open and release the spring sheet blades from the locked position.