Patent ID: 8929096
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: G01D,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A kit for installing a radio frequency transmitter assembly in position for radio transmission and reception when connected to a water meter register that is situated below ground level, the kit comprising: a base member for attachment to the water meter register and for extending substantially horizontally from the meter register; a transmitter assembly having a transmitter body for attachment to the base member with the body in an upright position; an electrical cable electrically connected at one end to the water meter register and electrically connected at an opposite end to the transmitter assembly; wherein the electrical cable has a length from approximately six feet to approximately twelve feet i) that is wrapped around the transmitter body when the transmitter body is attached to the first base member, ii) that is at least partly unwound when the transmitter body is attached to a pit lid of a subsurface enclosure and iii) that is fully unwound when the transmitter body is mounted on a supporting structure up to twelve feet away from the meter register.