![]() Said housing means inludes a reference contact surface coupled with said electrical path and mounted adjacent said fixed socket component means and The electricity meter of claim 1 in which: The electricity meter of claim 2 in which said first electrical conducting means comprises a tab integrally formed with said aluminum foil sheet and extending from said barrier, said tab being positioned over said cover circular rearward edge for contact with said electrically conductive ring connector means when said ring connector means is positioned over said cover annular rearward edge.Ĥ. ![]() The electricity meter of claim 1 in which said barrier comprises a sheet of aluminum foil suported by a flexible electrically insulative plastic layer.ģ. Second electrical conducting means coupled with said meter socket component means and effecting electrical connection between said ring connector means and said housing means path to a neutral reference with said cover and ring connector portion and said meter socket component means connected with said fixed socket component means.Ģ. Meter socket component means having electrical connectors removably connected with said fixed socket component means, having a circular base connector portion and a meter support portion extending therefrom Ī solid-state meter circuit supported upon said meter support portion and electrically coupled with said meter socket component means electrical connectors for evaluating said source of power and providing electrical parameter outputs including a visual readout display forwardly disposed from said base connector portion Īn electrically insulative, transparent cover having a generally cylindrical body portion extending from a circular rearward edge portion to a forwardly disposed face and positioned over said meter circuit to effect the enclosure thereof while providing visual access to said visual readout through said forwardly disposed face Įlectrically conductive ring connector means positioned over said cover circular rearward edge and rotatably engageable with said meter socket means for coupling said cover thereto Įlectrically conductive metallic barrier means positioned within said cover adjacent said generally cylindrical body portion for reflecting sunlight, and dissipating electromagnetic field and radio frequency phenomena įirst electrical conducting means for electrically coupling said barrier means with said ring connector means Housing means including a condutive path to a neutral reference įixed socket component means supported upon said housing means and connectable with a monitored source of power A separate terminal block is provided which is coupled through a multi-lead connector to the meter circuit and which provides discrete individual terminal outputs readily wired by utility personnel trained in the use of older mechanical metering systems. These surfaces cooperate with spring biased contacts arranged to achieve proper contact with them when the meter cover is rotated into its latched orientation. Further, a key actuated switching input is provided through the cover face of the meter with the use of a pattern of contact surfaces positioned on the inner surface of the face. The meter structure is provided an EMF and RF barrier coupled to through the interconnection of the meter cover to neutral reference. ![]() Metering apparatus which employs a structure conforming to long accepted industrial standards but which is adapted to meet the requirements for highly versatile solid-state meter circuits having a multitude of outputs both in terms of electrical signals and visual display.
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