Patent ID: 9663973
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A water meter pit assembly comprising: a water meter pit frame defining an opening, and wherein the water meter pit frame includes an inner peripheral wall surface extending from an upper end to a lower end configured to be supported by a water pit column; a cover supported within the opening; a latch moveable between a locked position where the cover is held fixed relative to the water meter pit frame to close the opening and an unlocked position where the cover is moveable relative to the water meter pit frame to allow access to the opening, and wherein the latch comprises a latch body received within a latch opening in the cover, the latch body including a pivot actuator configured to rotate the latch body and a rotatable cam that engages the inner peripheral wall surface of the water meter pit frame when in the locked position; wherein the cam includes an outer peripheral surface that is in direct abutting engagement with the inner peripheral surface of the water meter pit frame when in the locked position; wherein the pivot actuator is received within a pivot portion of the latch body that is positioned offset from a center of the cam; and wherein the pivot actuator includes an enlarged head portion and a body portion that extends downwardly from the head portion, and wherein the body portion has a first portion of a larger cross-section and a second portion with a smaller cross-section to define an abutment surface that provides a stop for the pivot actuator when inserted into the pivot portion.