Patent ID: 8602369

Claim:
A water meter bracket system comprising: a frame defining a planar void on an interior thereof, the frame having an abutment surface operable to engage a surface of water-meter enclosure having a lid; and an interior component depending from the frame and at least partially spanning the void, the interior component having at least one receiver operable to (i) position a water-meter device within the water-meter enclosure, and (ii) prevent vertical displacement of the water-meter device when the lid is fitted to the water-meter enclosure, wherein, the abutment surface of the frame is operable to be uniformly supported about an entire perimeter of the water-meter enclosure when trapped between the surface of the water-meter enclosure and the lid of the water-meter enclosure, the interior component includes (i) a vertical sidewall portion depending from the frame and having a convex rear surface and a concave front surface, and (ii) a horizontal receiver portion extending perpendicularly from the vertical sidewall portion and having a concave outermost edge that extends toward a center of the planar void, and the outermost edge of the horizontal receiver portion extending between edges of the vertical sidewall portion.