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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Garry M. Loy, Raleigh, NC (US);
Lars A. Lindqvist, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
Elster Electricity, LLC, Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/514 ; B29C 7/076 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/514 ; B29C 7/076 ;
Abstract
A preferred process comprises providing a pre-formed, substantially transparent window for a cover of an electrical-energy meter, and molding the cover from a molten resin that, when solidified, is substantially opaque. Molding the cover from a molten resin comprises causing a portion of the molten resin to contact a periphery of the window and allowing the portion of the molten resin to cool and thereby solidify so that the portion of the molten resin, upon solidifying, is molded over the periphery of the window and thereby seals and secures the window to the cover.