Patent ID: 6386029
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: E03B,G01F

Abstract:
A meter comprising:a meter body defining an inlet passageway, an outlet passageway, and a measuring chamber cavity; a fluid measuring chamber received within the measuring chamber cavity in fluid communication with the inlet passageway and the outlet passageway; a fluid measuring register attached to said body and coupled to said measuring chamber; a plate secured to said body, said plate having a surface that defines a portion of the measuring chamber cavity, wherein said plate and said fluid measuring register are spaced apart from each other along a first axis, that extends through the measuring chamber cavity, and the inlet passageway and the outlet passageway extend along a second axis transverse to the first axis, and wherein said meter body includes a top wall, a bottom, and a sidewall, wherein said fluid measuring register is attached to said top wall of said meter body, said plate is attached to said bottom of said meter body and the inlet passageway and the outlet passageway extend through said sidewall of said meter body; and wherein said meter body comprises an inlet and an outlet extending from said sidewall of said meter body through an extension member, said inlet defining the inlet passageway and said outlet defining the outlet passageway, wherein one of said inlet and said outlet is radially spaced from other of said inlet and said outlet.