Patent ID: 6718644
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: G01B,G01C,Y10S

Abstract:
An alignment device in combination with a meter base attached to a building having a soffit, the meter base having a hub and a terminal adapter threadably attached to the hub, the alignment device comprising:an insert having an upper section that has a top surface and a first diameter and a lower section that has a bottom surface and a second diameter, the first diameter being greater than the second diameter; an opening that extends into the insert from the top surface along a longitudinal axis of the insert; a laser that is receivable within the opening such that a beam emitted by the laser extends upwardly from the top surface of the insert along the longitudinal axis of the insert; and wherein the insert is received within the terminal adapter and the laser beam emitted by the laser illuminates a proper penetration point on the soffit of the building.