Patent ID: 7267576

Claim:
An electrical bus member for a meter socket assembly of a meter center including a panel member, said meter socket assembly including a base member, said base member being coupled to said panel member and including a first end, a second end, a first side having a plurality of protrusions, and a second side disposed opposite and distal from the first side, the second side of said base member including a number of meter jaws structured to receive a meter, said electrical bus member comprising: a first end structured to extend outwardly from the first end of said base member of said meter socket assembly; a second end disposed distal from the first end and being structured to be electrically connected to at least one of said meter jaws of the second side of said base member of said meter socket assembly; and a plurality of bends between the first end of said electrical bus member and the second end of said electrical bus member, said bends defining a first portion of said electrical bus member being disposed at or about the first end of said electrical bus member, a second portion of said electrical bus member being disposed at or about the second end of said electrical bus member, and an intermediate portion of said electrical bus member extending between said first portion of said electrical bus member and said second portion of said electrical bus member, wherein said intermediate portion of said electrical bus member includes a number of recesses structured to receive said protrusions of said base member of said meter socket assembly in order that said electrical bus member is coupled to and supported by said base member of said meter socket assembly.