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Securing mechanism for an electricity metering device

CA 2043668 C · Owner: Howell, Chesley Ronald · Inventors: Howell, Chesley Ronald

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A securing mechanism for an electricity metering device (30) including a housing (34) having a cavity, a cover (36) positioned on the housing (34) and enclosing said cavity, the cover (36) including hinge pins (120,122) for attaching the cover (36) to the corresponding hinge slots (80,82) on the housing (34) and a sealing screw (126) connected to the cover (36) for releasably securing the cover (36) to the housing (34). The sealing screw (126) is threaded through a hole (124) in the cover (36), and includes an opening (158), and the cover further includes a lug (162) defining a second opening (164) positioned for cooperation and registration with the first opening (158) when the sealing …

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  • Filed May 31, 1991 and granted January 5, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 31, 2011.
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FiledMay 31, 1991
GrantedJanuary 5, 1999
Term endedMay 31, 2011
Patent numberCA 2043668 C
Classification (IPC)G01R11/04

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1992199419961998200020022004200620082010Application filedMay 31, 1991Patent grantedJan 5, 1999Term endedMay 31, 2011

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