Patent ID: 7746246

Claim:
An apparatus for housing components of an AMR system associated with a utility meter, wherein said utility meter is located inside a substantially non RF transparent environment, said substantially non RF transparent environment comprises at least one access-surface defining an access-hole there through, said apparatus comprising: a top-section comprising a top-section-upper-piece associated with a top-section-lower-piece so that said top-section-upper-piece is substantially adjacent to said top-section-lower-piece thereby forming a top-section-void there between, said top-section-void suitably sized for receiving a transmitter and a corresponding antenna; a depending base having a first end and a second end wherein said first end is associated with said top-section-lower-piece and extend to a point distal to the said top-section-lower-piece; and wherein said top-section is suitably configured for being associated with said access-surface so that said top-section-lower-piece is substantially adjacent to said access-hole so that said depending base extends from said top-section, through said access-surface and to a point at least partly through the access-surface.