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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2012
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Marty Scott Ball, Jonesville, NC (US);
Jeremy Alan McCraven, Kannapolis, NC (US);
Assignee:
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 15/14 (2006.01); G01F 15/18 (2006.01); F16L 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A water meter enclosure includes a non-metallic cover defining an interior cavity shaped to accept a metering device; a metal ring including threads for connection to a piping system; and an annular lip contacting a distal end of the metal ring to retain the metal ring in spatial relationship between the non-metallic cover and the annular lip.