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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2000
Jeffrey Mark Davis, Houston, TX (US);
DeWalch Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A locking ring includes an annular ring portions with a U-shaped cross section. The locking ring serves to retain an electric meter in its meter socket in a manner which is well known. Both ends of the ring portion terminate in front housings, each housing having an axial lock receiving aperture therethrough. The locking ring further includes a free floating rear housing with two lock receiving apertures therethrough. When the ring ends are brought together, the front housings slide over the rear housing until their lock receiving apertures are in axial alignment. A barrel lock can then be inserted into each of the two sets of aligned apertures, to secure the locking ring against opening. When a barrel lock is removed from either set of apertures, the ring can be opened and removed from the meter.