Abstract: A water meter housing assembly (10) comprises a cylindrical, plastic housing body (11), a non-cast housing bottom (13) of hydroformable or stamped brass, a single-piece strainer and sealing member (40) that is disposed in the housing bottom (13) and portions of non-cast hydroformable or stamped brass tubing (15) with spud ends (16, 17) for connection in a water supply line. The brass consists essentially of lead-free material. The assembly (10) is designed to provide a lower cost alternative to foundry cast meter housings. The assembly (10) also provides advantages in a method of vertical assembly that saves manufacturing cost.

Abstract: In an apparatus for measuring the volume of a measuring gas, comprising a measuring bell that is movable upwardly and downwardly under influence of the measuring gas and that is suspended from one end of a flexible cable or the like cooperating with a balance device for the measuring bell, the measuring bell together with a stationary body creating a measuring space into which a measuring conduit for the measuring gas communicates, the balance device is constructed in such a manner that it remains operational in a range of measuring bell accelerations that exceed the gravitational acceleration. The balance device exists of a balance weight or a spring element.