Utility meter socket and conduit and method of installation
A system may include a load-side conduit including a plurality of punch-outs for passing utility wires to a building. The system may also include a utility box having an opening to receive the load-side conduit. The utility box receives utility wires from a utility-side conduit. In one embodiment, the load-side conduit may include a plurality of mounting flanges for suspending the load-side conduit from the utility box. In one embodiment, the load-side conduit includes a mounting strap, attached to the load-side conduit, for mounting the load-side conduit onto a building. In one embodiment, the load-side conduit includes a body and a cover. The body may include locking flanges and the cover may include hooks to engage the locking flanges to secure the cover to the body.
1. A system comprising:
a load-side conduit including a plurality of knock-outs for passing utility wires to a building; and
a utility meter box having an opening to receive the load-side conduit, wherein the utility meter box receives utility wires from a utility-side conduit,
wherein the load-side conduit includes a plurality of mounting flanges to engage the utility meter box at the opening to suspend the load-side conduit from the utility meter box.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the load-side conduit includes a mounting strap, attached to the load-side conduit, for mounting the load-side conduit onto a building.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the load-side conduit is metal, the mounting strap is metal, and the mounting strap is welded onto the load-side conduit.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the load-side conduit includes a body and a cover, wherein the body includes locking flanges and the cover includes hooks to engage the locking flanges to secure the cover to the body.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the locking flanges protrude inward from an edge of the load-side conduit.
6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the locking flanges protrude outward from an edge of the load-side conduit.
7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising the utility-side conduit for passing utility wires to the utility meter box.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the utility-side conduit includes a body and a cover, wherein the body includes locking flanges and the cover includes hooks to engage the locking flanges to secure the cover to the body.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the locking flanges protrude inward from an edge of the load-side conduit.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the locking flanges protrude outward from an edge of the load-side conduit.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the utility-side conduit includes a plurality of straps to secure the utility wires inside the conduit before the cover is secured to the body of the utility-side conduit.
12. A system comprising:
a load-side conduit including a plurality of knock-outs for passing utility wires to a building, wherein the load-side conduit includes a plurality of mounting flanges to engage a utility meter box to suspend the load-side conduit from the utility meter box,
wherein the load-side conduit includes a body and a cover, wherein the body includes locking flanges and the cover includes hooks to engage the locking flanges to secure the cover to the body.
13. The system of claim 12 , further comprising a utility meter box having an opening to receive the load-side conduit, wherein the utility meter box receives utility wires from a utility-side conduit.
14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the load-side conduit includes a mounting strap, attached to the load-side conduit, for mounting the load-side conduit onto a building.
15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the load-side conduit is metal, the mounting strap is metal, and the mounting strap is welded onto the load-side conduit.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the locking flanges protrude inward from an edge of the load-side conduit.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the locking flanges protrude outward from an edge of the load-side conduit.
18. The system of claim 12 , wherein the utility-side conduit includes a body and a cover, wherein the body includes locking flanges and the cover includes hooks to engage the locking flanges to secure the cover to the body.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the locking flanges protrude inward from an edge of the load-side conduit.
20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the locking flanges protrude outward from an edge of the load-side conduit.
21. The system of claim 18 , wherein the utility-side conduit includes a plurality of straps to secure the utility wires inside the conduit before the cover is secured to the body of the utility-side conduit.