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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2010
Stephen J. Bartram, Ocala, FL (US);
Jorge I. Ortiz, Ocala, FL (US);
Stephen J. Bartram, Ocala, FL (US);
Jorge I. Ortiz, Ocala, FL (US);
Elster Amco Water, LLC, Ocala, FL (US);
Abstract
A pit mount interface device includes a body having a head and an elongate stem extending from a bottom surface of the head. The elongate stem is sized and configured to be received in and extend through a hole formed in a cover of a pit. A nut defines a central aperture that is sized and configured to receive the elongate stem of the body. A passive radiator is disposed within the body and configured receive a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted by an automatic meter reading (AMR) device located below the cover through inductive coupling and to radiate the RF signal from a position located above the cover of the pit.