Patent ID: 11906341
Assignee: THE FORD METER BOX COMPANY, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  F | IPC F  G

Claim 18:
19. A meter box comprising:
a first coupling disposed through a wall of the meter box such that a first portion of the first coupling extends exterior of the meter box and a second portion of the first coupling extends interior of the meter box;
a second coupling disposed through the wall of the meter box such that a first portion of the second coupling extends exterior of the meter box and a second portion of the second coupling extends interior of the meter box; and
a telescoping tube located in the meter box, extended into and movable relative to, and in fluid communication with, at least one coupling that is selected from the group consisting of the second portion of the first coupling and the second portion of the second coupling;
wherein the telescoping tube varies a distance between the first coupling and the second coupling within the meter box.