Patent ID: 9170127
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: F16M,G01D,G01F,H01Q,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. An RF antenna bracket for placement through and under a utility meter pit lid for use in an AMR or AMI system, comprising: a transmitter bracket cap for placement in a hole disposed in a meter pit lid; a cylindrical threaded neck disposed under and depending downwardly from said cap; a female threaded collar threadably disposed on said threaded neck; first and second elongate parallel slide posts connected to and depending downwardly from said female threaded collar, said first slide post having teeth disposed linearly along a length of an interior side of said first slide post; and an antenna mount slidably affixed to said first and second slide posts, said antenna mount engaging said teeth on said first slide post for vertical adjustment and positioning.