Patent ID: 6668644
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: G01F

Abstract:
A meter loop assembly for connecting a gas meter to a gas supply line and a gas service line, the gas meter having a gas inlet and a gas outlet, the meter loop assembly comprising:a gas inlet conduit having a first end and a second end, the first end of the gas inlet conduit connectable to the gas inlet of the gas meter and the second end of the gas inlet conduit connectable to the gas supply line; a gas outlet conduit having a first end and a second end, the first end of the gas outlet conduit connectable to the gas outlet of the gas meter and the second end of the gas outlet conduit connectable to the gas service line; and an adjustable brace having a portion engaged with the gas inlet conduit between the first end and the second end of the gas inlet conduit and another portion engaged with the gas outlet conduit between the first end and the second end of the gas outlet conduit so as to connect the gas inlet conduit to the gas outlet conduit, the first end of the gas inlet conduit spaced a distance from the first end of the gas outlet conduit which corresponds to the distance between the gas inlet and the gas outlet of the gas meter, at least one of the gas inlet conduit and the gas outlet conduit being rotatable relative to the adjustable brace so as to permit the position of the second end of one of the gas inlet conduit and the gas outlet conduit to be selectively altered to facilitate connection of the second end of the gas inlet conduit to the gas supply line and the second end of the gas outlet conduit to the gas service line while the distance between the first ends of the gas inlet conduit and the gas outlet conduit remain the same.