Patent ID: 7886761

Claim:
An apparatus for non-interruptible change out of a gas meter comprising: a bypass assembly having a first half assembly and a second half assembly disposed between opposed side walls; said first half assembly having a first half assembly upper section connected with a first half assembly lower section, forming a first half assembly substantially planar cavity therebetween, and having a first half assembly front end forming a first vertical half bore extending from a first half assembly top to a first half assembly bottom, a first half assembly back end, and opposed first half assembly sides; said second half assembly having a second half assembly upper section connected with a second half assembly lower section, forming a second half assembly substantially planar cavity therebetween, and having a second half assembly front end forming a second vertical half bore extending from a second half assembly top to a second half assembly bottom, and a second half assembly back end, said second half assembly front end mateable with said first half assembly front end to form a full bore; locking means for locking said first half assembly front end against said second half assembly front end; a substantially planar slider element sized to snugly fit within said first half assembly substantially planar cavity, said slider element slidable between said first half assembly front end and said first half assembly back end and having a first half assembly front end facing side having a concave shape corresponding to said first vertical half bore; and slider locking means for preventing said slider element from sliding within said substantially planar cavity.