CA1131744A - Meter housing - Google Patents
Meter housingInfo
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- CA1131744A CA1131744A CA338,831A CA338831A CA1131744A CA 1131744 A CA1131744 A CA 1131744A CA 338831 A CA338831 A CA 338831A CA 1131744 A CA1131744 A CA 1131744A
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- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H05K5/00—Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus
Abstract
METER HOUSING
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A protective housing for an exterior meter has a mounting frame formed of members capable of assembly on a building wall around the meter. The frame members have connecting means for attachment to one another. Each frame member has a rear flange contacting the building wall, a side web extending outwardly from the wall, and a front flange parallel to the rear flange. Securing means are provided for fastening the rear flanges directly to the building wall. The side webs have outer edge portions projecting outwardly beyond the front flanges and a closure assembly is seated on the front flanges so as to be bordered by outer edge portions of the side webs. The closure assembly includes a transparent protective shield and fastening means are provided for securing the assembly to the frame members.
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A protective housing for an exterior meter has a mounting frame formed of members capable of assembly on a building wall around the meter. The frame members have connecting means for attachment to one another. Each frame member has a rear flange contacting the building wall, a side web extending outwardly from the wall, and a front flange parallel to the rear flange. Securing means are provided for fastening the rear flanges directly to the building wall. The side webs have outer edge portions projecting outwardly beyond the front flanges and a closure assembly is seated on the front flanges so as to be bordered by outer edge portions of the side webs. The closure assembly includes a transparent protective shield and fastening means are provided for securing the assembly to the frame members.
Description
~131744 This invention relates to protective housings for gas or electric meters mounted on the exterior wall of a building.
There are a number of devices which must be mounted in exposed locations where they can be tampered with or damaged. For example, fire~extinguishers and utility meters fall into this cate~ory of devices which are vul-nerable and it is normal practice to enclose them in sturdily constructed cabinets designed to protect them from unauthor-ized entry and the like. A utility meter, however, has adial which must be readily viewable and usually such a dial is protected from the weather only by a glass case while the remainder of the instrument is installed in a conventional protective box. A glass case is not difficult to break as lS is sometimes done by vandals and the meter as a whole is not a particularly attractive device to have mounted on the exterior wall of a home or other building as is usually done.
One embodiment of the present invention is a housing designed to protect a gas or electric meter mounted directly on the exterior surface of a building wall. For this purpose, the housing is constructed as a prefabricated kit whi~h can be quickly and easily assembled around a previously installed meter by a home owner or others who are not required to use elaborate tools or possess special skills for the task. The housing by simplified connectors and flanges are provided which can be nailed or otherwise fastened directly to the wall surface. This housing safe-guards the meter-supported box and supports a closure assembly including a transparent protective shield for the 11;~1744 meter itself which allows the dial of the meter to be read in a normal manner.
Another embodiment of the invention is designed for a meter which is mounted within a recess formed in the exterior surface of a building wall. This version of the housing has precut and shaped frame members which are secured to one another by simplified corner connectors. A
similar closure assembly is secured to the frame members so that the meter dial can be viewed as before and the assembly prevents entry into the recass so that the meter box is protected and hidden from view as well.
According to the present invention there is pro-vided a housing for protecting a meter mounted on a building wall which housing comprises a moMnting frame having frame members mountable on the buil~ing wall around the meter, connecting means for attac~ing opposite ends of at least one of the frame memhers to corresponding ends of two adjoining frame members; said frame members each having a rear,flange contacting the building wall, a side web substantially perpendicular to said rear flange, and a front flange spaced from and disposed substantially parallel to said rear flange; securing means for ~astening at least some of the rear flanges to the building wall, said side webs having - outer edge portions projecting outwardly beyond the front flanges, a closure asse~bly~engaging the front flanges and bordered by the outer edge portions, said closure assembly including a transparent protective shield, and fastening means for securing the cl~sure assembly to the frame members.
In the drawings which illustrate preferred embodi-ments of the invention:-11317~
Figure l is a perspective view of a meter housingconstructed in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing details of the meter housin~ construction, Figure 4 is a detail section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3 and showing connector means for fra~e members of the housing, Figure 5 is a detail section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 3 and showing further details of the construction of one side of the meter housing, Figure 6 is an enlarged se¢tion taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 1 and showing a preferred fastening device for securing a closer assembly to the housing, Figure 7 is a section taken on the line 7-7 of Figure 6, Figure 8 is a plan view showing the underside of the meter housing, Figure 9 is a vertical section similar to Figure 2 but showing another embodiment of the present invention, Figure lO is a fragmentary section, part in elevation, showing a corner of a mounting frame used in the Figure 9 embodim~nt, and Figure 11 is a perspective view of a corner connector which can ~e seen in Figure 10.
Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates generally a meter housing ¢onstructed in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The housing 3~7L~
10 is particularly intended to protect a utility meter 12 which is mounted on an exterior wall 14 of a building.
In Figure 2, the meter illustrated by way of example is a conventional electric meter having a box 16 which is secured to an outer surface 17 of the building wall. This box is fitted on its underside with a conduit 18 and the front face of the box carries an instrument 19 having a dial 20. A bowl-like glass cover 21 normally is provided in an effort to protect the instrument and its dial but this cover is not too difficult to shatter.
Referring now particularly to Figure 3, the housing 10 is shown as comprising a mounting frame 30 which preferably is made of galvaniæed metal. Frame 30 has top, side and bottom members 31, 32 and 33 respectively. The top and two side members of the frame 33 in this instance are formed from a single strip of the galvanized metal.
shorter strip of the same metal is used for the bottom member 33. This bottom member of the mounting frame is provided with a cut~out or opening 34 which allows the conduit 18 to enter the housing. A11 four frame members are cut and shaped to provide a relatively wide web 35 and a rear flange 36 disposed perpendicular to the web. The opposite ends o~f each inwardly-turned rear flange 36 are cut back at a 45~ angle to provide a plain miter joint 38 ~Figures 3 and 4) at each rear corner of the mounting frame.
The bottom and side members of the frame 30 are interconnected by means generally indicated at 40. In Figures 3 and 4, the connecting means 40 is shown to comprise a fold 42 which is formed by turning the lower end of each side member inwardly and upwardly. The bottom member 33 has ~Ll 3i'7 L~ 4 a downwardly turned flange 43 at each opposite end thereof.
These end flanges 43 are slidably entered into the channels provided by the folds 42 to attach the bottom member 33 to the remainder of the mounting frame.
The frame 30 when assembled in this manner is ready to be secured to the building wall 14 so as to enclose the meter-12. A preferred securing means is simply screws 45 which are shown in Figure 2 only. These screws are projected through suitably spaced holes 46 (Figure 3) around the rear flanges 36 and are threaded into the building wall.
The foregoing arrangementifirmly attaches the mount-ing frame to the buildin~ wall and also prevents separation of the bottom member 33 from the remaining members of the frame.
The four frame m~mbers which make up the mounting frame 30 are each fitted ~ith an ed~e strip 50. These edge strips are formed of len~ths of the same ~alvanized ~etal, the material being folded-len~thwise to provide a clip 51 and a flange 52 which are seen best in Figure 5. The webs 35 of the frame membe~s have outer edge portions 54 which are engaged by the CrQSS sectionally U-shaped clips 51 to support the strips so that the flanges 52 project inwardly of, and provide outer flan~es for, the mounting frame 30, see Figures 5 and 6. Preferably, a suitable tool, not shown) is used to form dimples 55 in the clips as shown in Figures 5 and 6 thereby locking the edge strips 50 to the frame members. The opposite ends of the four outer edge strips 50 are also cut back at a 45 angle so that a plain miter joint 57, see Figure 3 only, is provided at each front corner of the mounting frame.
The edge strips 50 provide the mountin~ frame with ~3~4~
a recess 60 in which a closure assembly 62 is seated, see Figures 1, 2 and 8. The assembly generally indicated at 62 comprises a protective shield 64 and a bac~ing panel 65.
Desirably, a decorative strip 66 is secured to the marginal edges of the generally rectangular shield. A central opening 68 in the opaque panel 65 allows the glass cover 21 which encloses the dial of the meter to project forwardly into a bubble 70 formed in the shield 64. The shield 64 is -shaped from a tough, transparent plastic ~aterial and the bubble 70 has a greater length than width, that is, it conforms generally to the rectangular shape of the shield.
In order to reinforce the shield 64 in the vicinity of the dial 20, the bubble 70 is provided with a centrally disposed disc 72. This reinforcing disc 72 is integrally formed with the bubble and has inner and outer faces which are concave and convex respectively. The circular disc 72 registers with the dial 20 and has about the same diameter as the glass cover 21. The bubble 70 is fitted with vents 73 and, directly, these tubular vents are mounted on opposite sides of the bubble to ensure that the inner surface of the bubble and the glass cover 21 remain mist free at all times.
The closure assembly 62 is secured to the mounting frame 30 by fastening means generally indicated at 74.
As shown best in Figures 6 and 7, the means 74 comprises an expansion pin 76 having expandable legs 77. These serrated legs 77 are connected by a central stem 78, the stem slidably extending through an apertured head 79!of the pin.
A suitable number, preferably four, of the expan-sion pins 76 are used to secure the assembly to the mounting i7 ~4 frame and therefor a like number of holes 82 are provided inthe assembly to receive the pins. The flanges 52 of the edge strips of the frame member 32 are provided with suitably spaced holes 83 (Figures.3, 6 and 7) which register with the holes 82. The pins 76 are threaded through the registering holes from the front of the~meter housing to the dotted line position shown in Figure 7. A push is then exerted on the stem to expand the le~s.to the solid line position shown best in Figure 7. In~the final or locked position (Figure 6) of the pin, the end of.the stem is disposed below the head of the pin so that the expansion pin cannot be removed except by use of a special tool.
The meter 12 is protected by the housing 10 from damage by the weather and particularly by vandals who might be tempted to throw ,rocks at the instrument. At the same time, the face of.the meter is fully visible through the bubble and the dial can be read without difficulty. How-ever, someone might be tempted to thEust an object into the opening 34 which aclmits the conduit 18 into the box 16 but this is forestalled by fitting the housing 10 with a conduit cover 90.
The cover 90 which protects the conduit where it enters the box is a centrally-circular length of the gal-vanized metal which is pr~vided with side flanges 91. The upper end of the cover 90 projects through the opening 34 and the side flanges 91 bear against the wall surface 17. A
substantially semi-circular sealing strip 94, which is U-shaped in cross section, is secured to the edge of the opening 34 to seal the cover at the point of entry into the housing. The flanges 91 are fastened to the wall 14 by ~33~
means of nails or screws 95. The cover need only extend down the conduit for about 8 inches or so as this has been found sufficient to prevent objects likely to cause damage from being thrust into the housing.
Referring now to Figures 9, 10 and ll, the numeral 100 indicates generally another embodiment of the present invention. This particular meter housing comprises a mounting frame lOl made up of four plastic strips which are identical in cross section. Each plastic strip has a rear flange 104 (Figure lO), a side web 105, and a front flange 106. The side webs 105 have integral channels 107 which are opened to miter bevelled ends 108 of the extruded plastic strips.
The frame members are interconnected by corner connectors llO. These L-shaped connectors 110 are lodged in the open ends of the channels 107 to prevent separation of the frame members.
A mounting frame 101 is very easily assembled at the building site since all that is required of a workman is to arrange the frame members as a rectangle and to secure them together by means of the connectors 110. Preferably, this embodiment is used when the meter 12 is set into a recess 120 formed in the wall 14 as is often done in many meter installations. The rear flanges 104 project away from the centre of the frame and may be located beneath the outer siding 124 of the wall as shown in Figure 9 where nails or screws 125 are applied as required. The mounting frame 101 supports a closure assembly 62 which is secured to the frame preferably by using the fastening means 74 shown best in Figures 6 and 7.
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From the foregoing, it will be apparent there is provided two types of protective covers for a wall-mounted meter. One is best suited for a meter applied directly to the wall surface while the other is designed for a meter located in a wall recess. Both embodiments of the in-vention are easy to assemble and install and the closure assemblies which they carry-protect the easily-damaged instrument while providing adequate ventilation for the space occupied by the meter dial.
There are a number of devices which must be mounted in exposed locations where they can be tampered with or damaged. For example, fire~extinguishers and utility meters fall into this cate~ory of devices which are vul-nerable and it is normal practice to enclose them in sturdily constructed cabinets designed to protect them from unauthor-ized entry and the like. A utility meter, however, has adial which must be readily viewable and usually such a dial is protected from the weather only by a glass case while the remainder of the instrument is installed in a conventional protective box. A glass case is not difficult to break as lS is sometimes done by vandals and the meter as a whole is not a particularly attractive device to have mounted on the exterior wall of a home or other building as is usually done.
One embodiment of the present invention is a housing designed to protect a gas or electric meter mounted directly on the exterior surface of a building wall. For this purpose, the housing is constructed as a prefabricated kit whi~h can be quickly and easily assembled around a previously installed meter by a home owner or others who are not required to use elaborate tools or possess special skills for the task. The housing by simplified connectors and flanges are provided which can be nailed or otherwise fastened directly to the wall surface. This housing safe-guards the meter-supported box and supports a closure assembly including a transparent protective shield for the 11;~1744 meter itself which allows the dial of the meter to be read in a normal manner.
Another embodiment of the invention is designed for a meter which is mounted within a recess formed in the exterior surface of a building wall. This version of the housing has precut and shaped frame members which are secured to one another by simplified corner connectors. A
similar closure assembly is secured to the frame members so that the meter dial can be viewed as before and the assembly prevents entry into the recass so that the meter box is protected and hidden from view as well.
According to the present invention there is pro-vided a housing for protecting a meter mounted on a building wall which housing comprises a moMnting frame having frame members mountable on the buil~ing wall around the meter, connecting means for attac~ing opposite ends of at least one of the frame memhers to corresponding ends of two adjoining frame members; said frame members each having a rear,flange contacting the building wall, a side web substantially perpendicular to said rear flange, and a front flange spaced from and disposed substantially parallel to said rear flange; securing means for ~astening at least some of the rear flanges to the building wall, said side webs having - outer edge portions projecting outwardly beyond the front flanges, a closure asse~bly~engaging the front flanges and bordered by the outer edge portions, said closure assembly including a transparent protective shield, and fastening means for securing the cl~sure assembly to the frame members.
In the drawings which illustrate preferred embodi-ments of the invention:-11317~
Figure l is a perspective view of a meter housingconstructed in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing details of the meter housin~ construction, Figure 4 is a detail section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3 and showing connector means for fra~e members of the housing, Figure 5 is a detail section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 3 and showing further details of the construction of one side of the meter housing, Figure 6 is an enlarged se¢tion taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 1 and showing a preferred fastening device for securing a closer assembly to the housing, Figure 7 is a section taken on the line 7-7 of Figure 6, Figure 8 is a plan view showing the underside of the meter housing, Figure 9 is a vertical section similar to Figure 2 but showing another embodiment of the present invention, Figure lO is a fragmentary section, part in elevation, showing a corner of a mounting frame used in the Figure 9 embodim~nt, and Figure 11 is a perspective view of a corner connector which can ~e seen in Figure 10.
Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates generally a meter housing ¢onstructed in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The housing 3~7L~
10 is particularly intended to protect a utility meter 12 which is mounted on an exterior wall 14 of a building.
In Figure 2, the meter illustrated by way of example is a conventional electric meter having a box 16 which is secured to an outer surface 17 of the building wall. This box is fitted on its underside with a conduit 18 and the front face of the box carries an instrument 19 having a dial 20. A bowl-like glass cover 21 normally is provided in an effort to protect the instrument and its dial but this cover is not too difficult to shatter.
Referring now particularly to Figure 3, the housing 10 is shown as comprising a mounting frame 30 which preferably is made of galvaniæed metal. Frame 30 has top, side and bottom members 31, 32 and 33 respectively. The top and two side members of the frame 33 in this instance are formed from a single strip of the galvanized metal.
shorter strip of the same metal is used for the bottom member 33. This bottom member of the mounting frame is provided with a cut~out or opening 34 which allows the conduit 18 to enter the housing. A11 four frame members are cut and shaped to provide a relatively wide web 35 and a rear flange 36 disposed perpendicular to the web. The opposite ends o~f each inwardly-turned rear flange 36 are cut back at a 45~ angle to provide a plain miter joint 38 ~Figures 3 and 4) at each rear corner of the mounting frame.
The bottom and side members of the frame 30 are interconnected by means generally indicated at 40. In Figures 3 and 4, the connecting means 40 is shown to comprise a fold 42 which is formed by turning the lower end of each side member inwardly and upwardly. The bottom member 33 has ~Ll 3i'7 L~ 4 a downwardly turned flange 43 at each opposite end thereof.
These end flanges 43 are slidably entered into the channels provided by the folds 42 to attach the bottom member 33 to the remainder of the mounting frame.
The frame 30 when assembled in this manner is ready to be secured to the building wall 14 so as to enclose the meter-12. A preferred securing means is simply screws 45 which are shown in Figure 2 only. These screws are projected through suitably spaced holes 46 (Figure 3) around the rear flanges 36 and are threaded into the building wall.
The foregoing arrangementifirmly attaches the mount-ing frame to the buildin~ wall and also prevents separation of the bottom member 33 from the remaining members of the frame.
The four frame m~mbers which make up the mounting frame 30 are each fitted ~ith an ed~e strip 50. These edge strips are formed of len~ths of the same ~alvanized ~etal, the material being folded-len~thwise to provide a clip 51 and a flange 52 which are seen best in Figure 5. The webs 35 of the frame membe~s have outer edge portions 54 which are engaged by the CrQSS sectionally U-shaped clips 51 to support the strips so that the flanges 52 project inwardly of, and provide outer flan~es for, the mounting frame 30, see Figures 5 and 6. Preferably, a suitable tool, not shown) is used to form dimples 55 in the clips as shown in Figures 5 and 6 thereby locking the edge strips 50 to the frame members. The opposite ends of the four outer edge strips 50 are also cut back at a 45 angle so that a plain miter joint 57, see Figure 3 only, is provided at each front corner of the mounting frame.
The edge strips 50 provide the mountin~ frame with ~3~4~
a recess 60 in which a closure assembly 62 is seated, see Figures 1, 2 and 8. The assembly generally indicated at 62 comprises a protective shield 64 and a bac~ing panel 65.
Desirably, a decorative strip 66 is secured to the marginal edges of the generally rectangular shield. A central opening 68 in the opaque panel 65 allows the glass cover 21 which encloses the dial of the meter to project forwardly into a bubble 70 formed in the shield 64. The shield 64 is -shaped from a tough, transparent plastic ~aterial and the bubble 70 has a greater length than width, that is, it conforms generally to the rectangular shape of the shield.
In order to reinforce the shield 64 in the vicinity of the dial 20, the bubble 70 is provided with a centrally disposed disc 72. This reinforcing disc 72 is integrally formed with the bubble and has inner and outer faces which are concave and convex respectively. The circular disc 72 registers with the dial 20 and has about the same diameter as the glass cover 21. The bubble 70 is fitted with vents 73 and, directly, these tubular vents are mounted on opposite sides of the bubble to ensure that the inner surface of the bubble and the glass cover 21 remain mist free at all times.
The closure assembly 62 is secured to the mounting frame 30 by fastening means generally indicated at 74.
As shown best in Figures 6 and 7, the means 74 comprises an expansion pin 76 having expandable legs 77. These serrated legs 77 are connected by a central stem 78, the stem slidably extending through an apertured head 79!of the pin.
A suitable number, preferably four, of the expan-sion pins 76 are used to secure the assembly to the mounting i7 ~4 frame and therefor a like number of holes 82 are provided inthe assembly to receive the pins. The flanges 52 of the edge strips of the frame member 32 are provided with suitably spaced holes 83 (Figures.3, 6 and 7) which register with the holes 82. The pins 76 are threaded through the registering holes from the front of the~meter housing to the dotted line position shown in Figure 7. A push is then exerted on the stem to expand the le~s.to the solid line position shown best in Figure 7. In~the final or locked position (Figure 6) of the pin, the end of.the stem is disposed below the head of the pin so that the expansion pin cannot be removed except by use of a special tool.
The meter 12 is protected by the housing 10 from damage by the weather and particularly by vandals who might be tempted to throw ,rocks at the instrument. At the same time, the face of.the meter is fully visible through the bubble and the dial can be read without difficulty. How-ever, someone might be tempted to thEust an object into the opening 34 which aclmits the conduit 18 into the box 16 but this is forestalled by fitting the housing 10 with a conduit cover 90.
The cover 90 which protects the conduit where it enters the box is a centrally-circular length of the gal-vanized metal which is pr~vided with side flanges 91. The upper end of the cover 90 projects through the opening 34 and the side flanges 91 bear against the wall surface 17. A
substantially semi-circular sealing strip 94, which is U-shaped in cross section, is secured to the edge of the opening 34 to seal the cover at the point of entry into the housing. The flanges 91 are fastened to the wall 14 by ~33~
means of nails or screws 95. The cover need only extend down the conduit for about 8 inches or so as this has been found sufficient to prevent objects likely to cause damage from being thrust into the housing.
Referring now to Figures 9, 10 and ll, the numeral 100 indicates generally another embodiment of the present invention. This particular meter housing comprises a mounting frame lOl made up of four plastic strips which are identical in cross section. Each plastic strip has a rear flange 104 (Figure lO), a side web 105, and a front flange 106. The side webs 105 have integral channels 107 which are opened to miter bevelled ends 108 of the extruded plastic strips.
The frame members are interconnected by corner connectors llO. These L-shaped connectors 110 are lodged in the open ends of the channels 107 to prevent separation of the frame members.
A mounting frame 101 is very easily assembled at the building site since all that is required of a workman is to arrange the frame members as a rectangle and to secure them together by means of the connectors 110. Preferably, this embodiment is used when the meter 12 is set into a recess 120 formed in the wall 14 as is often done in many meter installations. The rear flanges 104 project away from the centre of the frame and may be located beneath the outer siding 124 of the wall as shown in Figure 9 where nails or screws 125 are applied as required. The mounting frame 101 supports a closure assembly 62 which is secured to the frame preferably by using the fastening means 74 shown best in Figures 6 and 7.
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From the foregoing, it will be apparent there is provided two types of protective covers for a wall-mounted meter. One is best suited for a meter applied directly to the wall surface while the other is designed for a meter located in a wall recess. Both embodiments of the in-vention are easy to assemble and install and the closure assemblies which they carry-protect the easily-damaged instrument while providing adequate ventilation for the space occupied by the meter dial.
Claims (8)
1. A housing for protecting a meter mounted on a building wall and comprising;
a mounting frame having frame members mountable on the building wall around the meter, said frame members including at least one frame member detachable from adjoining frame members, connecting means for securing opposite ends of the detachable frame member to corresponding ends of two adjoin-ing frame members;
said frame members each having a rear flange contacting the building wall, a side web substantially perpendicular to said rear flange, and a front flange spaced from and disposed substantially parallel to said rear flange;
securing means for fastening at least some of the rear flanges to the building wall, said side webs having outer edge portions projec-ting outwardly beyond the front flanges, a closure assembly engaging the front flanges and bordered by the outer edge portions, said closure assembly including a transparent protective shield, and fastening means for securing the closure assembly to the frame members.
a mounting frame having frame members mountable on the building wall around the meter, said frame members including at least one frame member detachable from adjoining frame members, connecting means for securing opposite ends of the detachable frame member to corresponding ends of two adjoin-ing frame members;
said frame members each having a rear flange contacting the building wall, a side web substantially perpendicular to said rear flange, and a front flange spaced from and disposed substantially parallel to said rear flange;
securing means for fastening at least some of the rear flanges to the building wall, said side webs having outer edge portions projec-ting outwardly beyond the front flanges, a closure assembly engaging the front flanges and bordered by the outer edge portions, said closure assembly including a transparent protective shield, and fastening means for securing the closure assembly to the frame members.
2. A housing as claimed in claim 1, in which said closure assembly includes an opaque backing panel having an opening exposing a dial of the meter, and said protective shield having an outwardly-projecting bubble through which the dial of the meter is viewable.
3. A housing as claimed in claim 2, in which said bubble is reinforced with an integral concavo-convex disc substantially in register with the dial of the meter.
4. A housing as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, in which said connecting means comprises a downwardly-turned end flange on each opposite end of said detachable frame member, and said corresponding ends of the two adjoining frame members each having an upwardly-turned fold to receive one of said end flanges.
5. A housing as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, in which said connecting means comprises a longitudinal channel on each frame member releasably interconnected at a corner of the mounting frame to an adjoining frame member, and a connector clip enterable into open ends of the longitudinal channels at each releasably interconnected corner of the mounting frame.
6. A housing for protecting a meter mounted on a building wall and comprising;
a mounting frame having side, top and bottom frame members adapted to be assembled on the building wall around the meter, said frame members each having an inner flange parallel to the building wall and a side web substantially perpendicular to said wall, an end flange on each opposite end of the bottom frame member, said webs of the side frame members each terminating at a lower end thereof in a fold for receiving one of said end flanges, securing means for fastening the inner flanges to the building wall, said side webs of the frame members each having an outer edge portion, an edge strip attached to each outer edge portion, said edge strips each being shaped to provide a clip engaging the outer edge portion and an outer flange projecting inwardly of the mounting frame substantially parallel to the inner flanges, first fastening means for securing the edge strips to the outer edge portions, a closure assembly supported by the outer flanges and bordered by the outer edge portions, said closure assembly including a transparent protective shield, and second fastening means for securing the closure assembly to the edge strips.
a mounting frame having side, top and bottom frame members adapted to be assembled on the building wall around the meter, said frame members each having an inner flange parallel to the building wall and a side web substantially perpendicular to said wall, an end flange on each opposite end of the bottom frame member, said webs of the side frame members each terminating at a lower end thereof in a fold for receiving one of said end flanges, securing means for fastening the inner flanges to the building wall, said side webs of the frame members each having an outer edge portion, an edge strip attached to each outer edge portion, said edge strips each being shaped to provide a clip engaging the outer edge portion and an outer flange projecting inwardly of the mounting frame substantially parallel to the inner flanges, first fastening means for securing the edge strips to the outer edge portions, a closure assembly supported by the outer flanges and bordered by the outer edge portions, said closure assembly including a transparent protective shield, and second fastening means for securing the closure assembly to the edge strips.
7. A housing as claimed in claim 6, in which said closure assembly includes an opaque backing panel having an opening exposing a dial face of the meter, said transparent protective shield having an outwardly-projecting bubble through which the dial face of the meter is viewable, and an integral reinforcing disc on the bubble in register with the dial face of the meter, said integral reinforcing disc having a convex outer surface projecting outwardly of an adjacent part of the bubble.
8. A housing as claimed in claim 6 or 7, in which said bottom frame member has an opening admitting a conduit into the mounting frame, and a cover plate depending below the bottom frame member shielding the conduit in the vicinity of the mounting frame.
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