Patent ID: 6389909
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: G01F

Abstract:
A system for monitoring the flow of water through a pipe comprisinga pipe section adapted to be located in a water supply line for housing a flow indicating device including means for presenting readable information representative of flow through the pipe section, said pipe section including parallel vertical front and rear walls and opposed side walls interconnecting said front and rear walls, said rear wall having front and rear surfaces, a cylindrical central portion for housing said means for presenting readable information representative of flow through the pipe section, said cylindrical central portion extending through the opposed side Stalls and integral with the front surface of said rear vertical wall, a transmitting unit including a sensor for reading the readable information presented by said flow indicating device and transmitting data relating to flow to a remote receiver, a housing for said transmitting unit including a front vertical face, upper and lower brackets each defined by a pair of spaced vertical struts projecting horizontally outwardly from said front vertical face and having a selected width, and a pair of vertical panels extending outwardly from the front vertical face intermediate and integral with the vertical struts defining therewith a â€œUâ€  shaped bracket, means for mounting said sensor between said pair of vertical panels, said opposed side walls having a spacing corresponding to the spacing between said pair of spaced vertical struts and being selectively sized to be located within said â€œUâ€  shaped bracket with the rear surface of said rear wall proximate said sensor, said pipe section including projecting means at either side of said side walls for capturing said â€œUâ€  shaped bracket thereby preventing side to side movement of said pipe section relative to said housing, a clip having an elongated band and a clasp at either end of said band, each clasp and said upper and lower brackets including means for nonreleasably securing said clip to said upper and lower brackets with said elongated band between the spaced vertical struts of said upper and lower brackets and along the front wall of said pipe section.