Electrical meter housing

- GB Electrical
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electrical meter housing showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof, the right side elevation view being a mirror image of the left side elevation view;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevation view thereof in an inclined position and illustrated with a bench support of said housing in a partially extended position;

FIG. 8 is a front elevation view thereof illustrating probes in broken lines held in said housing in a storage position;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof illustrated with a bench support of said housing in a fully extended position;

FIG. 10 is a front elevation view thereof illustrating an arrangement of alphanumeric characters and indicators in broken lines; and,

FIG. 11 is a rear elevation view of an alternate embodiment of a design showing our invention.

All remaining views of the modified embodiment are identical to those shown in FIGS. 1-3 and 5-10.

The broken line representations of a cover in FIGS. 1 and 6, a plug in FIG. 5, probes in FIG. 8, and alphanumeric characters and indicators in FIG. 10 are shown for environment only and form no part of the invention.

Referenced Cited
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D280674 September 24, 1985 Nelson
D312534 December 4, 1990 Nelson et al.
D325471 April 21, 1992 McCain et al.
2290760 July 1942 Mehaffie
3416074 December 1968 Schoonover
4401943 August 30, 1983 Morris
4503390 March 5, 1985 Wells
4652855 March 24, 1987 Weikel
Foreign Patent Documents
590017 January 1960 CAX
Other references
  • CEE News, Jun. 1993, page advertising C70Y/G Holster of John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.
Patent History
Patent number: D355609
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 30, 1993
Date of Patent: Feb 21, 1995
Assignee: GB Electrical (Milwaukee, WI)
Inventors: Peter B. Lane (Thiensville, WI), Edward K. Apfelbach (Shorewood, WI), Kristina M. Bludau (Brown Deer, WI)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Antoine D. Davis
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady
Application Number: 0/13,736
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