Water meter housing

- Hersey Meter Company

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is another perspective view thereof shown in an exploded view with a base cap;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 1010 of FIG. 3.

The broken lines shown herein are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a water meter housing, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D582814
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 18, 2008
Date of Patent: Dec 16, 2008
Assignee: Hersey Meter Company (Cleveland, NC)
Inventors: Marty Scott Ball (Jonesville, NC), Jeremy Alan McCraven (Kannapolis, NC)
Primary Examiner: Antoine D Davis
Attorney: Alston & Bird LLP
Application Number: 29/302,559