| US 7,479,029 B2 | ||
| Modular watthour meter socket and test switch | ||
| Norman D. Cook, New Philadelphia, Ohio (US); Christopher D. Napier, Akron, Ohio (US); Robert B. Embly, Massillon, Ohio (US); and Darrell Robinson, Highland, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Meter Devices Company, Inc., Canton, Ohio (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 26, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/831,992. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0239325 A1, Oct. 27, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01R 33/945 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—517 [361/664] | 23 Claims |
| 1. An electrical power service apparatus comprising:
a housing having a wall;
a meter socket having contacts for electrical connection to blade terminals of a watthour meter;
a panel supporting the meter socket;
a plurality of clips in a preset arrangement carried in the housing, each clip having one portion spaced from the wall of
the housing to define an opening for downwardly slidably receiving and supporting the panel in the housing without tool operative
fasteners; and
at least one of the clips positioned in the housing to engage a bottom edge of the panel.
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