Patent ID: 11940468
Assignee: NICOR, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An AMI/AMR in-ground meter box, comprising:
first and second side panels, each having an interior side and an exterior side; and
first and second end panels, each having an interior side and an exterior side;
wherein each of said side panels and end panels include a generally rectangular planar portion having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first interlocking end having a plurality of male elements and female slots forming the first interlocking end having a half-blind vertical edge, an arcuate second end having a 90-degree bend which forms a corner of the assembled meter box and terminating in a second interlocking end having a plurality of male elements and female slots configured to interlock with paired male elements and female slots in a first interlocking end of an adjoining side or end panel.