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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Rathindra Nahar, Suwanee, GA (US);
Rathindra Nahar, Suwanee, GA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of a system includes a utility meter having an enclosure, a first component and a second component in the enclosure, and a mounting assembly configured to couple the first and second components together in the enclosure. The mounting assembly includes a first mount having first and second prongs disposed about an intermediate space, a second mount configured to extend bi-directionally into the intermediate space between the first and second prongs in opposite first and second directions, and a snap-fit fastener. The snap-fit fastener includes first and second snap portions configured to bi-directionally engage one another in the opposite first and second directions to secure the first and second mounts.