Abstract:
A watt-hour revenue socket block comprises at least three rising legs to allow the meter socket to step up or recess down depending on the orientation of the meter socket block. A cooperating meter socket enclosure has raised and lowered sections on the back wall to receive the rising legs to allow stepping up or recessing down of the meter socket. The meter socket has integral cap tracks to allow the cap to be moved to a position over the center of the meter socket block and be retained in that position by a tab while inserting the conductor in the lay in channel.

Description:
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a non-provisional application of Applicants&#39; provisional application Ser. No. 61/303,298 filed 10 Feb. 2010, the entirety thereof incorporated herein by this reference thereto. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     This invention relates to an electrical meter socket block, unitary lugs incorporating sliding lug caps and an enclosure therefor such provision is made to seal a watt-hour meter with either a ring style cover and sealing ring or with a ring less cover by reversing the orientation of the meter socket block. 
     2. Prior Art Statement 
     Stab type electrical revenue meters are well known in the field. Revenue meter enclosures typically consist of two different methods of grounding and sealing the meter. The ring style is mounted in an enclosure having a raised lip on a front wall cover of the enclosure wherein the meter extends through a hole centrally disposed in the lip and is sealed and grounded at the ring. The ring less style also extends through a hole in a front wall cover of an enclosure wherein the hole in the front wall of the enclosure is smaller in diameter than the body of the meter below the viewing glass. In a ring less style enclosure, a meter is grounded inside the enclosure on tabs and sealed at the cover latches. The ring style requires the meter socket inside to be spaced away from the wall a greater distance than a ring less enclosure. Two separate formed sheet metal risers of different heights currently accomplish this, thus requiring the manufacturer to stock different size risers for the two commonly used sealing methods. Meter socket assemblies typically have removable connector caps to allow conductors to be laid into a lay-in channel rather than inserted into a port hole. The caps can easily be lost and often are dropped into the conduit at the base of the enclosure. Additionally, meter mounting assemblies comprise at least four jaw assemblies of multiple parts, multiple mounting blocks, at least one mounting bracket and various threaded fasteners for assembling the meter mounting assembly and mounting same to the enclosure. Conventional phase conductor connections of the prior art are generally disposed at a 45 degree angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the enclosure and thus the generally larger and stiffer insulated phase conductors must be bent in order to connect either the load or line phase conductors to the meter mounts while the smaller neutral conductor, frequently uninsulated, is laid straight between the separated mounting blocks. Therefore, it is often difficult to make the connections as the phase conductors must be bent after inserting same through the conduit openings in a wall of the enclosure and is especially hard during cold weather. Accordingly, there is a need for a meter enclosure that has a meter block therein which allows the phase conductors to be laid straight from the conduit openings to lay in channels in the meter block with the smaller neutral conductors bent to lay in channels disposed alongside the meter socket block. 
     Thus, it is known to provide an enclosure that has a pair of laterally spaced integral risers embossed into a back wall of the enclosure for mounting a pair of meter jaw assemblies. The laterally spaced integral risers provide for use of jaw assemblies generally used for 100 ampere meters into a 200 ampere meter enclosure as the spacing of the 200 ampere conduit opening is from 0.75 to 0.875 inches higher than the conduit opening in 100 ampere meter enclosure. A recessed portion may be disposed between spaced apart raised portions. The offset nature of the lay in lug with respect to the line entrances requires bending of the very stiff power carrying load and line cables in an “S” curve in order to lay in while the frequently smaller diameter neutral conductor is laid straight between the two socket blocks. For instance, see the U.S. Patent Application 2008/0081510A1 published on 3 Apr. 2008 by Porter, et al., now U.S. Pat. No. 7,785,137 B2 issued on 31 Aug. 2001. No provision is made to mount meter jaw assemblies on different planes within the same enclosure, nor is it obvious from this patent application that such provision is even suggested. Therefore, there exists a great need for a meter socket and cooperating meter socket enclosure that allows sealing of either a ring type or ring less type meter installation in the enclosure by reversing the orientation of the meter socket block. There is also a need for a jaw assembly that cooperates with the meter socket block to capture all the lug caps of the lay-in jaw assembly upon the meter socket block. There is also a great need for a neutral conductor assembly that has a means for capturing the lug caps and holding same in a position adjacent an open neutral conductor channel while a neutral wire is inserted into a lay in channel of the neutral conductor assembly. 
     It is also known to mold jaw assemblies into separate meter socket blocks or to provide for a slide in jaw for each end of a meter socket block. For instance, see the U.S. Pat. No. 7,503,800 B2 issued on 17 Mar. 2009 to Siglock, et al. No provision is made to capture the lug cap on the mounting block nor is there a suggestion that the block is intended to retain the cap while a conductor is inserted into the jaw. Furthermore, no support or reinforcement to the side edges of the extruded jaw is provided and thus the contact with the meter spades may be compromised. The phase conductor connections are disposed outwardly of the neutral connections thus subjecting the meter to potential by-pass tampering. Additionally, the phase conductors must still be bent sharply requiring use of a full length enclosure. Furthermore, the molded in or slide in tab provides substantially all the support for the conductor lay in channel, subjecting the channel to damage while installing and tightening the cap onto the channel. Thus, there is still a need for a jaw assembly that cooperates with the meter socket block to capture all the lug caps of the lay in jaw assembly upon the meter socket block and for a mounting block that is reversible upon bosses and recesses formed in a rear wall of a meter socket enclosure. There is a further need for a conductor lay in channel that is fully supported to reduce the likelihood of damage to either the channel walls or to the cap. Additionally, there is a great need for a meter mount of reduced height that provides greatly reduced labor in connecting as the meter mount has the phase conductor channels protected from tampering by centrally disposing the phase conductor channels inwardly relative to the spade connectors and beneath the center of the meter. Finally, there is a need for a jaw which receives a tin plated copper meter spade contact therein and receives a force enhancing spring cage installed over the upright legs of the jaw to provide reinforcement along the entire length of the jaw and provide a more positive location of the meter guide tab. 
     It is further known to provide for jaw portions of a meter receiving assembly that are pre-assembled to the insulating block with screws from the bottom of the support block into each jaw. Separate jaw assemblies are employed with both attached to a common support strap mounted onto and spaced away from a back wall of a meter enclosure. For instance, see U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,289,150 and 3,375,409 issued on 29 Nov. 1966 and 26 Mar. 1968, respectively to Rex E. Sturdivan. Each jaw is comprised of many parts and each jaw requires a screw to retain same upon the insulating block. Therefore, there is a great need to reduce the number of parts required for a meter mounting assembly comprised of at least four jaw/conductor lay in assemblies, a mounting block and conductor retaining caps. There still is a need for a meter mounting assembly that may be assembled and mounted to an enclosure entirely from the meter mounting face. 
     Additionally, it is known to integrally mold headed posts on a bottom side of each jaw mounting block wherein the headed posts are inserted into keyhole slots in the mounting bracket. The separate jaw mounting blocks are held in spaced relationship by a rigid member, such as the neutral lug, inserted between the jaw mounting blocks and secured to the mounting bracket. For instance, see the U.S. Pat. No. 7,291,042 B2 issued on 6 Nov. 2007 to Jeffrey L. Johnson. Though the number of fasteners is reduced by at least one, there is still a great need for a meter mounting assembly comprising a minimum number of parts wherein lay in lug caps are captive on the mounting block and the meter mounting assembly may be used for both ring type and ring less meter sealing in one size of enclosure. Additionally, there is a great need for arranging the neutral conductors adjacent the meter socket block in order to alleviate bending of four stiffer conductors out of plane thus permitting bending of only the smaller, frequently uninsulated neutral conductors to the neutral conductor channels. Furthermore, since the neutral conductor channels are disposed alongside the meter socket block, there is a greater length of neutral conductor to be bent and the additional bending space inside the enclosure permits easier bending of the neutral conductor. 
     It has been known at least since issuance of U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,131,984 and 3,221,216 issued on 5 May 1964 and 20 Nov. 1965 to Herman H. Kobryner to provide raised mounting buttons on the interior face of a rear wall of an enclosure for directly mounting separate jaw mounting block assemblies thereto wherein at least one of the jaw mounting blocks is adapted to have a fifth jaw affixed thereto. Still, multiple fasteners are required to retain the jaw parts to the blocks and to mount the blocks to the back wall of the enclosure. Accordingly, there is still a need for a universal mounting block assembly having a reduced number of parts that will permit mounting of either a ring type or a ring less meter seal. 
     An adapter to convert a ring less meter to a ring style in order to prevent tampering with the meter box to pilfer electricity is claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,505,530 issued on 19 Mar. 1985 to Robert B. Fennel. The adapter has stabs extending from a rear surface and jaws attached to the front surface, these stabs and jaws electrically connected. A ring flange is secured to the cover and to a locking flange which is in turn secured to the meter stops on the enclosure. Since an additional ring plate, mounting screws therefor, adapter and mounting screws add to the number of parts to be lost or damaged during installation there is a great need for simplicity of assembly and reduction of parts to reduce the amount of loss or damage in field installations. Additionally, there is still a need for a reversible mounting block that is internally mounted within the enclosure with the phase conductor channels fully protected from tampering by being disposed beneath the center of the meter base. 
     Meter jaw spring clips used to increase the contact force upon the stabs of the meter when the stabs are installed into the jaws are described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,201,439 issued on 6 May 1980 to Andre J. M&#39;Sadoques. The &#39;439 reference provides a “C” shaped spring clip which has its arms extend around the uprights of a jaw and has ends engaged in slots in the sides of the jaw uprights that provides reinforcement only in a specific area of the jaw uprights. An upstanding tab at the bight of the “C” functions as a guide for the meter stab as it is inserted into the jaw. There is a great need for a jaw comprising a “V” shaped bight which receives a “V” shaped tin plated copper meter spade contact therein and receives a force enhancing spring cage that is installed over the upright legs of the “V” shaped jaw to provide reinforcement along the entire length of the jaw and provides a more positive location of the meter guide tab. 
     Also known is an insulating jaw guide that comprises a rectangular cavity which covers the upper portions, including the tops thereof of the jaw side walls to reduce the probability of accidental contact with a live element in the meter enclosure while the meter is absent. For instance, see the U.S. Pat. No. 7,614,908 B2 issued on 10 Nov. 2009 to Fan Zhang. Though the rectangular cavity slips over and snaps onto the jaw assembly, there is no spring contact force upon the stab engaging portion of the jaw provided by the insulating rectangular cavity. Thus, there still exists a need for spring cage that fits over a spade connector that engages an external sidewall of the extruded jaw to provide a great spring force upon the stabs of the meter along the full length of the jaw. 
     Finally, it is known to provide electrical connector blocks that comprise a channel and an overlying cap which slides along grooves on the outer peripheral surface of the walls. At least one of the sidewalls of the groove is provided with a stop detent along one top edge to limit movement of the cap member beyond a position of intended use. For instance, see the U.S. Pat. No. 4,640,571 issued on 3 Feb. 1987 to Walter, et al. Therefore, there is a need for a cap which may be moved along the walls of the conductor channel to a position remote from the lay in, frictionally retained in that position while the conductor is placed in the channel, readily movable to overlay the installed conductor and be tightened thereagainst, yet be readily removed from the cap groove when unserviceable by sliding the cap laterally in the cap groove against a spring assisted portion of the sidewall of the groove and tilting the cap relative to the cap groove. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     A primary aspect of this invention is to provide a meter socket with a greater level of resistance to tampering by providing phase conductor channels inwardly of meter spade slots thus placing the phase conductor channels beneath the meter base. 
     Another purpose of this invention is to provide a meter socket block that has a plurality of feet depending from a lower surface of the meter socket block that cooperate with at least one lobed boss and/or lobed depression to permit installation of a ring style or ring less style meter in the same enclosure without installation of additional parts to the enclosure. 
     An aspect of this invention is to provide a jaw design that incorporates a snap-in tin plated copper meter spade contact retained in a spade groove of the jaw by a U-shaped spring clip fitted over the upright walls of the spade groove. 
     An important aspect of this invention is to provide a meter mount enclosure complying with all codes which is of reduced height while maintaining sufficient conductor bending space and required clearance. 
     A primary object of this invention is to simplify installation of either ring or ring less style seal by eliminating the spacers by merely rotating the meter jaw socket block. 
     A great feature of this invention is to provide a neutral buss that is interfaced with the meter socket block at assembly in a meter mounting enclosure for either a ring style or ring less style meter such that the neutral buss is captured between the meter socket block and thus fully engaged against the backplane of the enclosure ensuring proper grounding of the meter. 
     Still another great feature of this invention is to provide meter arc suppressors that engage against the neutral buss bar at assembly of the neutral buss to a meter socket block and mounting of the assembly to the backplane of the meter enclosure. 
     Another object of this invention is to provide a socket block with an integral track for a sliding cap disposed over each lay in phase conductor channel wherein the integral track has a clip and a tab to apply pressure to the cap to hold it in place while installing the phase conductor in the lay in channel Likewise, the neutral lug channels may be provided with a clip and tab to retain the cap in place while installing the neutral conductor. The tab may be pulled back to the retaining position, forced against a yieldable portion of the sidewall of the cap groove and tilted relative to the cap groove to remove the cap if the cap becomes damaged. 
     Yet another primary object of this invention is to provide a meter socket block which has all the parts thereof assembled from the front. 
     Still another object of this invention is to provide for single screw mounting of the meter socket block to the enclosure. 
     A significant object of this invention is to provide a simplified construction for a meter enclosure and mounting block. 
     A significant feature of this invention is to provide a watt-hour revenue meter enclosure, mounting block and jaw assemblies therefor that greatly reduces number of parts needed for assembly thus greatly reducing assembly time of an enclosure and installation of an enclosure on a wall of a structure. 
     A principal aim of this invention is to provide an insulated watt-hour revenue socket block that comprises at least three rising legs to allow the meter socket to step up or recess down depending on the orientation of the meter socket block. A cooperating meter socket enclosure has raised and lowered sections on the back wall to receive the rising legs to allow stepping up or recessing down of the meter socket. The meter socket has integral cap tracks to allow the cap to be moved to a position over the center of the meter socket block and be retained in that position by a tab while inserting the phase conductor in the lay in channel. 
     Another principal aim of this invention is to provide a meter socket block of identical parts to reduce molding costs wherein one of the identical parts is reversed with respect to the other and the two parts joined together with integrally molded tongue and groove portions or alternately assembled to a molded medial portion with mating parts provided on the meter socket block parts and the medial portion. 
     Yet another principal object of this invention is to provide an enclosure for a watt-hour revenue meter that is shorter in height. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the meter socket block of this invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the enclosure of this invention showing the bosses and depressions for mounting the meter socket block of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is an exploded view of the enclosure and meter socket block assembly of this invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a top plan view of the meter socket block assembly shown in a typical vertical orientation with a conductor laid in one phase conductor channel and one neutral conductor laid in one neutral lug channel with lug caps overlying the ends of the conductors and secured thereto, and caps for the other phase conductor channel retained in a cap groove disposed into a top surface of the meter socket block while the other neutral conductor channel has a cap thereof retained in a cap groove in a clip-on cap retainer. 
         FIG. 5  is an exploded perspective view of one jaw assembly of this invention. 
         FIG. 6  is an enlarged view of the meter block assembly of this invention. 
         FIG. 7  is an perspective view of a neutral buss assembly of this invention. 
         FIG. 8  is top plan view of an alternate meter block of this invention. 
         FIG. 9  is a side view of a bottom portion of the socket block and neutral buss bar of this invention showing the engagement of certain location keys of the socket block upon an upper surface of the neutral buss bar upon orientation of the socket block for installation of a ring style meter. 
         FIG. 10  is an inverted perspective view of a bottom portion of the socket block and neutral buss bar of this invention showing the engagement of all location keys of the socket block with slots and holes in the neutral buss bar upon orientation of the socket block for installation of a ring less meter. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Referring first to  FIGS. 2 and 3 , an enclosure generally shown by the number  100  has a back wall  111 , a pair of side walls  112 , a top wall  113 , a bottom wall  114  and a separable cover  115 , partially shown. Back wall  111  is preferably provided with a set of three bosses  101  extending inwardly from and spaced around an inside surface  116  of back wall  111  and another set of three depressions  102  depending outwardly from and spaced around inside surface  116 , bosses  101  alternately disposed with respect to depressions  102 . Preferably, bosses  101  have a height  103  from inside surface  116  of back wall  111  equal to a depth  104  of depressions  102  wherein placement of bosses  101  and placement of depressions  102  from a block mounting hole  105  disposed into and through back wall  111  correspond to placement of legs  19 ,  20  of a meter socket block  10  from a screw mounting hole  25  disposed centrally through meter socket block  10  from top surface  15  all best shown in  FIG. 1 , meter socket block  10  to be described hereinafter. Back wall  111  is also provided with mounting depressions  106  in each corner thereof, only one mounting depression  106  shown, mounting depressions  106  of enclosure  100  provided to space back wall  111  of enclosure  100  from a wall. Mounting depressions  106  may be deeper than depressions  102  but should not be less. It has been found by the inventors hereof that three bosses  101  and three depressions  102  alternately arranged in a circular array provide the most economical, yet functional number of bosses  101  and depressions  102  to provide for reversible mounting of a cooperating socket block assembly as will be fully described hereinafter. Though three bosses  101  and three depressions  102  are preferred, it should be noted that any number of bosses  101  and depressions  102  may be employed and still fall within the scope of this invention. For instance, rather than provide bosses  101  and depressions  102  in the preferred circular array, bosses  101  and depressions  102  may be offset laterally, vertically or a combination thereof within enclosure  100 . Additionally, bosses  101  and depressions  102  may be integrally formed wherein bosses  101  are formed as a multi-lobed structure into back wall  111  from a side thereof opposite inside surface  116  while depressions  102  lie in the cusps of the lobes of the multi-lobed structure. Bosses  101  may be formed at a total height difference between a ring style and ring less style meter seal and thus depressions  102  may be eliminated. 
     Referring now to  FIG. 1 , meter socket block, generally shown by the number  10  comprises a pair of end walls  11 ,  12 , a pair of side walls  13 ,  14 , a top surface  15  and a bottom surface  16 . Preferably, meter socket block  10  is a right rectangular cubic structure, however, this specification does not so limit meter socket block  10  as meter socket block  10  may be circular, oval, triangular or any cubic shape while retaining the features to be hereinafter described. Still referring to  FIG. 1 , at least two lay in phase conductor channels  17  are disposed into top surface  15 , phase conductor channels  17  substantially identical and shown in mirror image, phase conductor channels  17  separated by an insulating medial portion  18  and bounded by side walls  13 ,  14 . Phase conductor channels  17  are effectively semi-circular cuts  49  through end walls  11  and  12  with parallel walls  80  extending upwardly therefrom and corresponding semi-circular cuts through parallel interior walls  48  of each of pockets  29 , pockets  29  to be hereinafter fully described. Phase conductor channels  17  are approximately the same contour as a lay-in conductor channel  58  in base  51  of a jaw assembly  50 , shown best in  FIG. 5 , though lay-in conductor channel  58  is narrower and not as deep to ensure that a conductor laid therein is in full contact with lay-in conductor channel  58 . A plurality of legs  19 ,  20  are depending from bottom surface  16  adjacent external surfaces  21 ,  22  of side walls  13 ,  14  respectively and external surfaces  23 ,  24  of end walls  11 ,  12  respectively, legs  19 ,  20  extending below bottom surface  16  wherein legs  19  are longer than legs  20 , legs  19 ,  20  alternately arranged on bottom surface  16  adjacent external surfaces  21 - 24 . As measured from bottom surface  16 , a height  27  of legs  19  is greater than a height  26  of legs  20  in order to allow for mounting of either a ring style or ring less meter seal within enclosure  100 . It should be noted that in the preferred embodiment of the figures, legs  20  may be flush with bottom surface  16 , however, legs  20  may have a height  26  extending from bottom surface  16  while legs  19  are maintained greater in height  27  than legs  20 . It is further preferred that legs  19  and  20  are provided with feet  173  that have a shape and size substantially equal to a perforation  134  through bosses  101 , shown best in  FIG. 2 , to provide for positive location of meter socket block  10  on back wall  111 . Specifically, to provide a ring style meter seal in enclosure  100 , meter socket block  10  is arranged such that legs  19  are placed upon raised bosses  101  of enclosure  100  with feet  173  of legs  19  seated in perforations  134  and when providing a ring less meter seal in enclosure  100 , meter socket block  10  is rotated one hundred eighty degrees to place legs  19  into depressions  102 , thus lowering jaw assemblies  50  and seating feet  173  of legs  20  in perforations  134 . A preferred size, shape and location of feet  173  on legs  19 ,  20  is best observed in  FIGS. 9 and 10 . Legs  19 ,  20  may have a hollow center  28  thus removing mass from meter socket block  10 . Bottom surface  16  of meter socket block  10  is also provided with a plurality of keys  180 ,  183 ,  185  and  186 , the function of each to be fully explained hereinafter. Keys  180  are inward projections of legs  19  on side walls  13  and  14  proximate end wall  12 , keys  180  best observed in  FIG. 10 . Keys  180  are provided with a notch  181  formed into an innermost end of keys  180 , notch  181  provided with a bottom surface  182  that is on the same plane as a bottom surface  184  of a far key  183  and a bottom surface  187  of a close key  186 , both described presently. As will become readily apparent, bottom surfaces  182 ,  184  and  187  of notch  181 , far key  183  and close key  186 , respectively, function to support meter socket block  10  in one orientation upon a neutral buss bar  127  also to be described hereinafter. In a similar manner, legs  20  of side walls  13 ,  14  proximate end wall  11  are provided with inwardly extending keys  185  wherein inwardly extending keys  185  and keys  180 , of legs  20 ,  19  respectively, project through corresponding slots  174 ,  148  respectively while close key  186  and far key  183  project through close key hole  175  and spaced key hole  176  respectively for a second orientation of meter socket block  10  thus capturing neutral buss bar  127  thereupon. Close key  186  is arranged on bottom surface  16  of meter socket block  10  at a distance from a centerline of screw mounting hole  25  less than a distance of far key  183  from screw mounting hole  25 . 
     Still referring to  FIG. 1 , meter socket block  10  has pockets  29  disposed into top surface  15 , pockets  29  generally arranged at the corners  30  of meter socket block  10 . Pockets  29  have a length  44  along meter socket block  10  approximately equal to a length  71   a  of base  51  of jaw assembly  50 , these components to be fully set forth hereinafter. Pockets  29  have a depth  31  from top surface  15  approximately equal to a height  71   b  of base  51 , depth  31  defined from top surface  15   a  at outer surface  22  of side wall  14  to a top surface  39  of base  33 , snap tab  32  protruding from an inside surface  35  of pocket  29 , depth  31  of pockets  29  at inside surface  35  of side wall  13  identical. Snap tab  32  is movable relative to a spaced apart portion  40  of base  33 , snap tab  32  adapted to engage against a locking abutment  69  of base  51 , snap tab  32  thus having a length  34  from an inside surface  35  of outer wall  13 ,  14  at least equal to distance  73  measured from locking abutment  69  of base  51  to a nose  66  of locking lip  75 . As will become readily apparent, locking groove  67  rests upon top surface  15   a  of pocket  29  when installing jaw assembly  50  and remains engaged therewith after jaw assembly  50  is moved laterally across pocket  29  toward medial portion  18  capturing a top  76  of wall  62  of base  51  under ledge  77  of medial portion  18 . Once base  51  is moved into abutment with an upright surface  36  of medial portion  18  with top  76  abutting ledge  77 , snap tab  32  moves upwardly against a ledge surface  78  of base  51  with an end  37  of snap tab  32  engaged against abutting surface  69  of base  51 . Since base  51  is captured under ledge  77  with bottom  79  thereof resting on rigid portion  40 , locking lip  75  meshed with a protruding lip  72  at external surfaces  21 ,  22  of walls  13 ,  14  and snap tab  32  engaged against locking abutment  69 , base  51  of jaw assembly  50  is firmly held in pocket  29 . 
     Formed onto an interior surface  46  of a flexible wall  122  and surface  47  of medial portion  18  are cap ledges  41 , cap ledges  41  extending between opposed pockets  29  disposed on one side of medial portion  18 . Cap ledge  41  receives slidable conductor caps  52  thereon wherein conductor caps  52  are retained thereupon with cap retainers  42  and cap stop  43 . Cap stop  43  is centrally located along cap ledge  41  and blocks movement of conductor cap  52  from being moved along cap ledge  41  more than a distance required to uncover phase conductor channels  17 . Cap retainers  42  are located on flexible wall  122  along cap ledge  41  between cap stop  43  and each pocket  29 , interior surface  46  spaced parallel to surface  47  a distance slightly less than width  45  of conductor cap  52  in order to retain conductor cap  52  in position on cap ledge  41 . Opposing cap retainers  42  adjacent medial portion  18  are stationary cap retainers  70 , stationary cap retainers  70  cantilevered from medial portion  18  and overlying cap ledge  41  disposed into medial portion  18 . Thus, when fully engaged, conductor cap  52  is frictionally held on cap ledge  41  against medial portion  18  and on cap ledge  41  of flexible wall  122  by the springing action of flexible wall  122  as cap retainer  42  overlies cap ledge  41  of flexible wall  122  while flexible wall  122  presses against conductor cap  52 . By providing flexible wall  122 , conductor caps  52  can be moved to a position remote from the bared end of a phase conductor placed in conductor channel  58  of jaw assembly  50  and held there by the springing action of flexible wall  122  and cap retainer  42  while also allowing removal of a defective conductor cap  52  as follows. Preferably, in order to remove a conductor cap  52  from cap ledges  41 , cap retainer  42  is moved with flexible wall  122  outwardly toward exterior side wall  13  or  14  permitting conductor cap  52  to be released from engagement under stationary cap retainer  70  disposed over cap ledge  41  of medial portion  18 . Alternately, it is also possible to make cap retainers  42  upwardly flexible from flexible wall  122  and thus, in this alternate embodiment, cap retainers  42  may be lifted slightly thus allowing a conductor cap  52  to be removed from cap ledge  41  by tipping conductor cap  52  upwardly to clear cap retainer  42  and lifting conductor cap  52  from cap ledge  41  adjacent medial portion  18 . In this manner, a damaged conductor cap  52  may be removed from a field installed meter socket block  10  and a new conductor cap  52  inserted in place thereof. Since cap retainers  42  may be deflected to allow conductor cap  52  to be removed by either action of flexible wall  122 , or alternately, upwardly flexing of cap retainer  42 , cap retainers  42  are cantilevered from at least one of interior surface  46 , surface  47  or a top surface  99  of a flexible wall  122  of side walls  13 / 14 , flexible wall  122  spaced inwardly of walls  13 ,  14 . As will become apparent hereinafter, conductor cap  52  cannot slide beyond walls  11  or  12  as an inside surface  38  of one parallel wall  80  of phase conductor channel  17  adjacent medial portion  18  blocks movement of conductor cap  52  therebeyond. At least one of cap ledges  41  is preferably also provided with a lead-in taper  131  to assist in aligning conductor cap  52  with cap grooves  59  in base  51  of jaw assembly  50  and/or to assist in sliding conductor cap  52  to a remote position while installing a conductor in phase conductor channel  17 . Lead-in taper  131  is preferably disposed on a vertical edge  132  of cap ledges  41  and diverging from vertical edge  132  of cap ledges  41 , though lead-in taper  131  may also be disposed on a horizontal surface  133  of cap retainer  42 . 
     Centrally disposed in medial portion  18  is a screw mounting hole  25 , screw mounting hole  25  receiving a mounting screw  117  therethrough when meter socket block  10  with jaw assemblies  50  and neutral buss assembly  123  mounted thereto is mounted to enclosure  100 . Though meter socket block  10  with jaw assemblies  50  and neutral buss assembly  123  all joined together is a preferred method of mounting to enclosure  100 , it is within the scope of this invention to mount only meter socket block  10  with neutral buss assembly  123  affixed thereto into enclosure  100  securing same with mounting screw  117  and thereafter insert jaw assemblies  50  into pockets  29  or assemble jaw assemblies  50  after inserting base  51  into pockets  29 . Assembly of jaw assemblies  50  directly into pockets  29  is made possible as base  51  may be inserted and locked into pocket  29  from top surface  15  thus accomplishing another major aspect of this invention. Since screw mounting hole  25  is centrally located, proper orientation of meter socket block  10  is readily accomplished when either a ring style or ring less style meter seal is to be provided in enclosure  100 . Furthermore, since meter socket block  10  is mounted to enclosure  100  with a single screw  117 , replacement of meter socket block  10  is easily accomplished by removing the meter attached thereto, loosening conductor securing screws  53 , moving conductor caps  52  against cap stops  43 , removing phase conductors from lay-in conductor channels  58 , loosening neutral locking screws  125 , sliding neutral lug caps  124  to a position remote from an end of neutral conductors and removing neutral conductors from neutral lay-in channel  126  of neutral assembly  123 , removing the single mounting screw  117  attaching meter socket block  10  to back wall  111  of enclosure  100  and removing meter socket block  10  from enclosure  100 . It is also possible to change styles of meter seals within enclosure  100  in a similar manner, however, rotation of meter socket block  10  is effected after removing meter socket block  10  from enclosure  100  and a reinstallation process proceeds in essentially a reverse manner. Likewise, it should become readily apparent that since all components are front assembled, meter socket block  10  may be populated with jaw assemblies  50  after installation of meter socket block  10  in enclosure  100 . In fact, as front assembly of all components is easily accomplished, a major goal of this invention has been achieved. 
     Formed through side walls  13 ,  14  are meter support ledges  81 , each pair of meter support ledges  81  adapted to receive a meter arc suppressor  109  thereupon, meter arc suppressor  109  providing direct grounding to neutral buss assembly  123  as open ends  84  of meter arc suppressor  109  directly engage neutral buss bar  127  upon assembly of meter socket block  10  and neutral buss assembly  123  to back wall  111 . As best shown in  FIG. 3 , meter arc suppressor  109  comprises a bent rigid wire loop  82  having a closed portion  83  opposite open terminal ends  84 . Open ends  84  of bent rigid wire loop  82  are inserted through holes  172  in side walls  13 ,  14  adjacent support ledges  81 , open ends  84  snapped into capturing slots disposed into underside surface  16  of meter socket block  10 . Open ends  84  are snapped into the capturing slots by applying force to closed portion  83  while a step portion of bent rigid wire loop  82  is borne against support ledges  81 . Disposed beneath meter socket block  10  is a neutral buss assembly  123  that is visible in closed portions  83  of meter arc suppressor  109 . Removal of meter arc suppressor  109  may be done after meter socket block  10  is dismounted from enclosure  100  by squeezing wire loop  82  together adjacent bends  110  such that open ends  84  are free of capturing slots in underside surface  16  of meter socket block  10 . 
     Referring now to  FIG. 7 , neutral buss assembly  123  preferably has two neutral lay-in “U” shaped channels  126  connected to opposed ends of a neutral buss bar  127 , neutral buss bar  127  secured to enclosure  100  with block mounting screw  117  thus capturing neutral buss assembly  123  between meter socket block  10  and back wall  111  of enclosure  100 . Neutral conductor lay-in channels  126  are provided with snap on cap retainers  128 . Cap retainers  128  capture neutral conductor caps  124  in a central portion  129  with hooks  135  depending downwardly from a cap carrier  130  made fast to rails  136  of cap retainer  128 . Neutral conductor caps  124  are captured between hooks  135  and a bottom surface  137  of cap carrier  130 , cap carrier  130  holding grooved edges  138  of neutral conductor cap  124  in alignment with locking grooves  140  disposed into opposed walls  139  of “U” shaped channels  126 . Neutral buss bar  127  has slots  142 ,  143  disposed through buss bar  127  perpendicular to buss bar  127  wherein “U” shaped channels  126  are inserted into slots  142  and  143  of neutral buss bar  127  and retained in slots  142 ,  143  by means known in the art. As walls  139  of neutral buss bar  127  are perpendicular to neutral buss bar  127  and inserted through slots  142 ,  143 , a neutral lay-in channel  119  of neutral buss bar  127  is adapted to receive a neutral conductor therein and thus the neutral conductor is also disposed perpendicular to buss bar  127 . Upon assembly of meter socket block  10  within enclosure  100 , “U” shaped channels  126  may be, and preferably are, engaged against back wall  111  of enclosure  100 . Rails  136  of cap retainer  128  rest upon a top surface  147  of“U” shaped channels  126  and are provided with inwardly facing projections  141  at both ends  144 ,  145  thereof, projections  141  having a shape generally corresponding to groove  140  of opposed walls  139  of “U” shaped channels  126  such that projections  141  may be inserted into groove  140  when sliding cap retainer  128  to a lay-in position shown in  FIG. 7 . Once a neutral conductor is placed in “U” shaped channel  126 , cap retainer  128  is moved longitudinally along top surface  147  and groove  140  carrying neutral conductor cap  124  therealong and engaging grooved edges  138  of neutral conductor cap  124  into grooves  140  before projections  141  are disengaged from grooves  140  as a gap  146  between projections  141  and conductor cap  124  is less than a length  121  of “U” shaped channels  126 . Thus, the entirety of cap retainer  128 , neutral conductor cap  124  and locking screw  125  move longidutinally along top surface  147  and grooves  140  while moving to a lay-in position as shown or to a conductor engaging position wherein neutral conductor caps  124  and locking screws  125  are disposed directly over neutral conductors placed in “U” shaped channels  126 . Once neutral conductor cap  124  is fully engaged in “U” shaped channel  126 , projections  141  are fully disengaged with groove  140  in “U” shaped channels  126 . In fact, it is this position at which snap on cap retainers  128  are placed upon neutral conductor cap  124 , it being understood that to position snap on cap retainer  128 , it is first required that neutral conductor cap  124  be fully placed into groove  140  of “U” shaped channels  126 , snap on cap retainer  128  aligned with cap carrier  130  in central portion  129  positioned over neutral conductor cap  124  with hooks  135  disposed on opposed ends of neutral conductor cap  124  whereupon snap on cap retainer  128  has hooks  135  forced apart while inserting cap carrier  130  over neutral conductor cap  124 . 
     Still referring to  FIG. 7  and also to  FIGS. 6 ,  9  and  10 , long key slots  148  and short key slots  174  are provided into opposed edges of neutral buss bar  127 , long key slots  148  adapted to receive long keys  180  of ribs  151  on end wall  12  of bottom surface  16  and short key slots  174  adapted to receive short keys  185  of ribs  151  of end wall  11  of meter socket block  10  when meter socket block  10  is rotated into an orientation for a ring less meter installation as shown in  FIG. 10 , neutral buss bar  127  captured between bottom surface  16  of meter socket block  10  and back wall  111  of enclosure  100  at assembly of meter socket block  10  with enclosure  100 . Neutral buss bar  127  has close key hole  175  formed through flat  154  adjacent to a break line  179  of sloped surface  178  and spaced key hole  176  formed through flat  154  at a distance  177  from break line  179  of sloped surface  178  wherein close key hole  175  and spaced key hole  176  may be aligned with mounting hole  150 . Thus, when meter socket block  10  is rotated into the ring less meter installation orientation of  FIG. 10 , close key  186  and far key  183  disposed on bottom surface  16  of meter socket block  10  are engaged fully through close key hole  175  and spaced key hole  176  disposed into flats  154  of neutral buss bar  127  and flats  154  of top side  153  of neutral buss bar  127  engage with bottom surface  16  of meter socket block  10 . Neutral buss bar  127  has bottom surface  152  engaged with back wall  111  of enclosure  100  and flats  154  neutral buss bar  127  substantially engaged against bottom surface  16  of meter socket block  10 . When a ring style meter is to be installed in enclosure  100 , bottom  152  of dimple  149  of neutral buss bar  127  is still adapted to be engaged directly against back wall  111  of enclosure  100  with bottom surfaces  182  of notch  181  of legs  19  on side walls  13 ,  14  of meter socket block  10  and bottom surface  184  of far key  183  and bottom surface  187  of close key  186  engaged with flats  154  of top surface  153  of neutral buss bar  127  wherein top surface  153  is spaced from bottom surface  16 . Therefore, when meter socket block  10  is rotated into the ring style meter installation orientation of  FIG. 9 , close key  186  and far key  183  disposed on bottom surface  16  of meter socket block  10  rest upon flats  154  adjacent spaced key hole  176  and close key hole  175  respectively and cooperate with bottom surfaces  182  of notches  181  to space bottom surface  16  of meter socket block  10  above flats  154  of neutral buss bar  127 . It should also be readily apparent that in the ring style meter installation orientation of  FIG. 9 , meter socket block  10  is supported on neutral buss bar  127  as described above and also upon bosses  101  of enclosure  100 . In either installation, mounting screw  117  is installed through hole  25  in meter socket block  10  and mounting hole  150  in dimple  149  of neutral buss bar  127  and into mounting hole  105  of enclosure  100  wherein mounting hole  105  of enclosure  100  may be, and preferably is, provided with a thread. 
     Referring now to  FIG. 5 , jaw assembly is generally shown by the number  50  and comprises a base  51 , slidable conductor cap  52 , securing screw  53 , a tin plated copper meter blade contact  54 , a reinforcing spring  55 , a horn bypass  56  and bypass securing screw  57 . Base  51  is preferably an extruded metallic member having a “U” shaped lay in conductor channel  58 , a cap groove  59  in disposed into internal surfaces  60 ,  61  of sidewalls  62 ,  63  thereof and a locking abutment  69 , locking abutment  69  disposed into an external bottom surface  79  of base  51 , cap groove  59  adapted to receive conductor cap  52  slidably therein. Base  51  further has a blade contacting superstructure  64  appended to sidewall  63 , blade contacting superstructure  64  further comprising meter blade contact receiving supports  65 , a locking groove  67  and a bypass mounting groove  68 . Since conductor channel  58 , superstructure  64  and its components, locking groove  67 , bypass mounting groove  68 , locking abutment  69  are longitudinally disposed, it is readily apparent that base  51  is best formed by extruding an elongated bar of metallic material and cutting individual bases  51  therefrom thus making base  51  very economical to produce. It should also be readily apparent that base  51  may be formed by other known operations such as die casting, shaping, milling or combinations thereof. 
     Meter blade contact  54  is a tin plated copper strip bent into a shape generally shown in  FIG. 5  with blade contact portions  85  internally disposed with respect to support uprights  86 , support uprights  86  terminating in a closed loop  87 . Meter blade contact  54  is inserted into cavity  162  between upright receiving supports  65  by pinching together upright walls  164  of meter blade contact  54  such that blade contact portions  85  touch. Meter blade contact  54  must then be retained in place by reinforcing spring clip  55  inserted over upright receiving supports  65  capturing ends  165  against inside edges  166  of reinforcing spring clip  55 . Meter blade contact  54  is prevented from being pulled upwardly when removing a meter by bends  167  provided in upright walls  164  of meter blade contact  54 , bends  167  captured under hooks  169  in upright receiving supports  65 . Meter blade contact  54  is further prevented from being depressed further into cavity  162  as hooks  168  at upper ends of upright walls  164  fit over top surfaces  170  of upright receiving supports  65 . Reinforcing spring clip  55  comprises a cage  88  having terminal ends  93 ,  94 , inwardly curved sides  92  and a base  163 , terminal end  93  provided with a blade stop  91 . Curved sides  92  extend upwardly and inwardly from base  163  and are provided with ledges  95 ,  97  therealong, ledges  95 ,  97  adapted to be engaged on top ledge  89  of upright receiving supports  65  and be captured thereupon by standing on top ledge  89  and hooking under ledge  90 . After meter blade contact  54  is inserted into cavity  162 , reinforcing spring clip  55  is placed over top surfaces  170  of upright supports  65  and forced downwardly to allow for engagement of cage ledges  97  with under ledges  90  and allowing ledges  95  to engage top ledges  89  of upright receiving supports  65 . Upper arms  171  of reinforcing spring clip  55  then provide a resisting force against upright receiving supports  65  thus providing additional clamping force for a meter blade inserted into meter blade contact  54 . Blade stop  91  at end  93  of reinforcing spring clip  55  prevents meter blade inserted into meter blade contact  54  from moving laterally along meter blade contact  54  to positively locate a meter within meter socket block  10 . Referring now to  FIG. 6 , jaw assemblies  50  are shown fully assembled into meter socket block  10  with securing screws  53  retracted fully and conductor caps  52  engaged against cap stops  43  and held in place by cap retaining tabs  42 . Conductor channels  58  are thus open from a top thereof for receiving line and load conductors therein. Conductor caps  52  are retained essentially against cap stops  43  by cap retaining tabs  42  to hold conductor caps  52  clear of conductor channels  58  to facilitate loading of line and load conductors therein. Conductor caps  52  are prevented from sliding clear of cap ledges  41  and potentially being lost in a wiring conduit as cap ledges  41  terminate at inside surface  38  of end walls  11  and  12 . It should be readily apparent therefore, that meter socket block  10  of this invention provides for simpler assembly and simpler, more efficient installation of meter enclosures  100  for meters and accordingly, another major object of this invention is achieved. It should also be readily apparent that with conductor channels  58  centrally disposed in meter socket block  10  that line and load conductors placed and secured into conductor channels  58  are disposed beneath a meter inserted into meter blade contacts  54  as meter jaw assemblies  50  are arranged outwardly of conductor channels  58 . Thus conductor channels  58  are directly under a meter inserted into meter socket block  10  and access to the line and load conductors in conductor channels  58  is severely limited, in fact essentially denied. Therefore, a major objective of preventing meter tampering, or certainly providing considerable resistance thereto is met by the meter socket block  10  of this invention. 
     An optional horn bypass  56  is provided on base  51  for providing electrical service when a meter is removed from meter blade contacts  54 , horn bypass  56  received in bypass mounting groove  68  formed into superstructure  64  of base  51 . Horn bypass  56  is affixed to superstructure  64  with a bypass securing fastener  57  disposed through a securing hole  107  and into bypass mounting groove  68 . Bypass securing fastener  57  is preferably a thread forming threaded bolt that is inserted through hole  107  into bypass mounting groove  68 , however bypass securing fastener  57  may be any other suitable fastener to secure horn bypass  56  to superstructure  64 . 
     Horn bypass  56  is then secured into bypass mounting groove  68  with bypass fastener  57  passing through horn bypass  56  and into bypass mounting groove  68  and jaw assembly  50  comprising only five parts fully assembled. Though conductor cap  52  and conductor securing screw  53  may be considered to be a part of jaw assembly  50 , conductor cap  52  and conductor securing screws  53  of all jaw assemblies  50  are counted in the total part count upon assembly of meter socket block  10 . Assembly of all four jaw assemblies  50  is done exactly as described above until ready to assemble jaw assemblies  50  into meter socket block  10 . Meter arc suppressor  109  has open ends  84  inserted into holes  172  in meter socket block  10  with bends  110  resting upon support ledges  81  thus retaining meter arc suppressor  109  onto meter socket block  10 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 and 3 , conductor caps  52  with conductor retaining screws  53  partially screwed thereinto are placed under cap retaining tabs  42  and abutted against cap stop  43  whereafter a jaw assembly  50  is then inserted into each pocket  29  of meter socket block  10  with bottom  79  of base  51  of jaw assembly  50  initially resting upon snap tab  32 . Each jaw assembly  50  is then forced downwardly into pocket  29  of meter socket block  10  until snap tab  32  aligns with fixed portion  40  of base  33  and locking groove  67  comes into contact with upper surface  15   a  of wall  13  or  14 . Jaw assembly  50  is then moved toward medial portion  18  with top  76  of sidewall  62  passing beneath ledge  77  protruding from medial portion  18  while simultaneously locking groove  67  slides along upper surface  15   a  of pocket  29 . When jaw assembly  50  is fully engaged within pocket  29  with sidewall  62  adjacent upright surface  36  of pocket  29  and locking lip  75  of locking groove  67  engaged under protruding lip  72  at external surfaces  21 ,  22  of walls  13 ,  14 , snap tab  32  snaps into position against ledge surface  78  formed into bottom  79  with an end  37  of snap tab  32  engaged against locking abutment  69 . Locking lip  75 , snap tab  32  and ledge  77  of meter socket block  10  thus cooperate with locking groove  67 , locking abutment  69  and top  76  of jaw assembly  50  to positively retain jaw assembly  50  into pockets  29  of meter socket block  10 . Upon fully registering jaw assemblies  50  into pockets  29  of meter socket block  10 , cap grooves  59  of jaw assemblies  50  align with cap ledges  41  formed into meter socket block  10 . Also, upon full register of jaw assemblies  50  into pockets  29 , lay-in conductor channels  58  of jaw assemblies  50  are in direct alignment with phase conductor channels  17  in meter socket block  10  with conductor channels  58  extending slightly above semi-circular cuts  49  and inwardly beyond parallel walls  80  of phase conductor channels  17 . 
     Depending upon which meter seal is to be utilized within enclosure  100 , the orientation of meter socket block  10  is determined. For instance, in  FIG. 3 , since legs  19  are aligned with depressions  102  in enclosure  100 , a ring less style meter seal is indicated as legs  19  will lower meter socket block  10  into depressions  102  while shorter legs  20  will rest upon bosses  101 . When meter socket block  10  has legs  19 ,  20  properly placed, a mounting screw  117  is inserted through central hole  25  in meter socket block  10  and screwed into mounting hole  105  in back wall  111  of enclosure  100  securing meter socket block  10  to enclosure  100 . It should be readily apparent that phase conductor channels  17  in meter socket block  10  are directly in line with conduit openings  118  in top wall  113  and bottom wall  114  and thus load and line phase conductors may be laid straight in line with phase conductor channels  17  and fully engaged with lay-in conductor channels  58  of jaw assemblies  50  whereupon another major objective of this invention is fully accomplished. 
     Likewise if legs  19  are aligned with bosses  101  in enclosure  100 , a ring style meter seal will be utilized as legs  19  will raise meter socket block  10  by resting upon bosses  101  while shorter legs  20  will be aligned over depressions  102 , but spaced thereabove. Meter socket block  10  has mounting screw  117  inserted through central hole  25  and screwed into mounting hole  105  in back wall  111  of enclosure  100  securing meter socket block  10  in the raised position to enclosure  100 . Phase conductor channels  17  in meter socket block  10  and lay-in conductor channels  58  in jaw assemblies  50  are still directly in line with conduit openings  118  in top wall  113  and bottom wall  114  even though meter socket block  10  has been reoriented because meter socket block  10  has been rotated 180 degrees. Since meter socket block  10  presents the same face in either orientation another major objective of this invention is achieved. 
     Referring back to  FIG. 4 , since meter socket block  10  can be oriented in two different positions while still presenting lay-in conductor channels  58  directly in line with conduit openings  118  in enclosure  100  by eliminating the two different risers commonly used to provide for different type meter seals, it should be readily apparent that enclosure  100  may be shorter in height  120  as it is no longer necessary to bend the stiffer phase conductors 45 degrees either way to attach to conductor lugs. Accordingly, another major object of this invention is fully met. Furthermore, as neutral lay-in conductor channels  126  of neutral buss assembly  123  are arranged alongside meter socket block  10 , a distance from line conduit opening  118  to neutral lay-in conductor channels  126  is greater than a distance previously provided to any conductor connection in enclosures  100 . Therefore, since neutral lay-in conductor channels  126  are alongside meter socket block  10 , a savings in material is accomplished by reducing height  120  of enclosure  100  by at least one inch and another major aim of this invention is provided. 
     Meter socket block  10  may be constructed of multiple pieces yet retain the features of this invention as is shown in  FIG. 8 . Identical halves  155  may be joined to a separate medial portion  18 , medial portion  18  capturing portions  96  of side  98  under cap stops  43  and cap groove ledges  41  wherein top surface  76  of wall  62  of base  51  of jaw assembly  50  is captured under ledge  77  of pocket  29  when base  51  is inserted into pocket  29 . Identical halves  155  may further be provided with columns  156  which are captured under ledges  157  of ends  158  of medial portion  18 . Identical halves  155  are thus captured by medial portion  18  when medial portion  18  is affixed into enclosure  100  by passing mounting screw  117  through screw mounting hole  25  in medial portion  18 . Making of identical halves  155  may reduce mold cost outlays and/or provide for wider separation of identical halves  155  by providing a wider medial portion  18 . Alternately, meter socket block  10  may be made of two identical halves  155  by dividing medial portion  18  along a center line  159  and making tongues  160  extending from identical halves and groove  161  portions disposed into medial portion  18 . A fastening system located on centerline  159  may comprise a dovetail  188  and mating dovetail slot  189  provided thereupon wherein dovetail  188  of one identical half is to be mated to mating dovetail slot  189  of another half. Other features of meter socket block  10  remain with each half such that jaw assemblies  50  may readily be inserted therein and neutral buss bar assembly  123  captured thereunder if so desired. By constructing two identical halves  155  as described, individual mounting holes  190  may be provided for such that identical halves  155  may be separately mounted in a conventional meter enclosure such as on a bridge or the prior art enclosure described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,785,137 B2. 
     Another object of this invention is achieved as numerous parts have been eliminated from the enclosure assembly. For instance, no risers are needed and no screws to mount the risers and no screws are needed to mount the meter socket block  10  to the risers thus eliminating at least ten parts. Similarly, no screws are needed to mount jaw assemblies  50  to the meter socket block  10  thus eliminating at least four more screws. 
     While the present invention has been described with reference to the above described preferred embodiments and alternate embodiments, it should be noted that various other embodiments and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Therefore, the embodiments described herein and the drawings appended hereto are merely illustrative of the features of the invention and should not be construed to be the only variants thereof nor limited thereto.