Patent ID: 7307510

Claim:
A device for communicating data signals around a power meter coupled to a low voltage power line having a first and a second energized conductor, comprising: a first conductor configured to be coupled to the first energized conductor on a first side of the power meter and a second conductor configured to be coupled to the first energized conductor on a second side of the power meter, and wherein the first and second conductor form part of a first data path; a first high pass filter forming part of the first data path; a third conductor configured to be coupled to the second energized conductor on the first side of the power meter and a fourth conductor configured to be coupled to the second energized conductor on the second side of the power meter, and wherein the third and fourth conductor form part of a second data path; a second high pass filter forming part of the second data path; and wherein said first and second data paths permit the data signals to bypass the power meter while inhibiting the flow of power.