Patent ID: 7946143

Claim:
A universal box lock for securing a meter box, said box lock comprising: a first clamping means for securing said box lock to said meter box; a second clamping means for securing said box lock to said meter box, said second clamping means operatively connected to said first clamping means, said second clamping means being movable relative to said first clamping means; a biasing means for urging said second clamping means toward said first clamping means to secure said box lock to a wall of a meter box placed between said first and second clamping means; a body portion which selectively engages and secures said first and second clamping means to a meter box wall; and wherein said second clamping means includes a first set of teeth for engaging a bottom wall of a meter box, and a second set of teeth for engaging a side wall of a meter box, and said first clamping means includes an aperture configured to allow said first set of teeth pass through said aperture in said first clamping means enabling said second set of teeth to contact and engage said side wall of said meter box so that said universal box lock may be secured to either a side wall or a bottom wall of a meter box.