Patent ID: 8223034
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: G01D,G01F,Y02B,Y04S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A mounting assembly for an automatic meter reading (AMR) unit, comprising: a body having a head and an elongate stem extending from a bottom surface of the head, the elongate stem sized and configured to be received in and extend through a hole formed in a cover of a pit, the head having a size greater than a size of the hole formed in the cover of the pit; a nut defining a central aperture sized and configured to receive the elongate stem of the body, the nut for coupling the body to pit cover; and a support channel having a pair of spaced apart arms each including a ledge configured to be received in a slot formed in the elongate stem of the body, the support channel defining an opening that is sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the AMR unit therein.