US2008276668A1PendingUtilityA1
Retained lock system and method
Est. expiryJun 3, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:John Edward Stachowiak, Jr.
F16B 2/06F16L 23/04E05B 65/0089F16B 21/165E05B 67/365Y10T292/205Y10T70/5566
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Abstract
An apparatus for securing first and second ends of a meter sealing ring, the meter sealing ring adapted for use in installing a meter to a watthour meter box. The apparatus comprises a lock having a head member and a shank portion comprising moveable locking members, the shank portion being insertable through an aperture formed in the first end of the sealing ring. The apparatus further comprises at least a retaining sleeve adapted to capture the shank portion, wherein the lock is retained on the first end of the sealing ring.
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exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . An apparatus for securing first and second ends of a meter sealing ring, the meter sealing ring adapted for use in installing a meter to a watthour meter box, the apparatus comprising: a lock having a head member and a shank portion comprising moveable locking members, the shank portion being insertable through an aperture formed in the first end of the sealing ring; and a retaining sleeve adapted to capture the shank portion, wherein the lock is retained on the first end of the sealing ring.
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