Patents by Inventor Walter C. Schneider

Walter C. Schneider has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Latch for meter box
    Patent number: 4220363
    Abstract: Latch means (19) for locking a cover (10,110) on a meter box (11,111) against unauthorized opening and having a latch bar (32) slidably mounted on the inner surface of the cover behind an access opening (18,118) therein, said latch bar extending behind a flange (21,121) on the box when the cover is closed. The latch bar (32) has a cam portion 34 to ride over the flange (21,121) during closing of the cover and has an indentation forming a shoulder (38) adapted to be engaged by an implement (40) inserted through access opening (18,118) to raise the latch bar (32) and open the cover (10,110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1980
    Assignee: Superior Switchboard & Devices Division of The Union Metal Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Joseph J. Foster, Jr., Walter C. Schneider