Patent ID: 8631955
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. An electrical service assembly comprising: an entrance panel housing adapted to mount the electrical service assembly to a building structure wall, the entrance panel housing having a plurality of parallel entrance panel sidewalls, an entrance panel cover, an entrance panel back wall positioned opposite the entrance panel cover such that the parallel entrance panel sidewalls each extend between the entrance panel cover and the entrance panel back wall, and a first wiring through-hole formed in the entrance panel back wall; a power meter base including a plurality of parallel base sidewalls, a base cover defining a meter opening, a base back wall positioned opposite the base cover and a second wiring through-hole formed in the base back wall; and a connecting system connecting the power meter base to the entrance panel housing, the connecting system including a body having a first surface abutting the base back wall, a second surface opposite the first surface and abutting the entrance panel back wall and a thickness between the first surface and the second surface whereby the body spaces the power meter base from the entrance panel housing; the connecting system further including a clamping mechanism clamping the power meter base, the entrance panel housing and the body together in an assembly configuration where the first wiring through-hole and the second wiring through-hole are in register with one another.