US 6,983,211 B2
Revenue meter bayonet assembly and method of attachment
I. Ross Macfarlene, British Columbia (Canada); Peter C. Cowan, British Columbia (Canada); David W. Giles, British Columbia (Canada); Markus F. Hirschbold, British Columbia (Canada); and Rene T. Jonker, British Columbia (Canada)
Assigned to Power Measurement, Ltd., Saanichton (Canada)
Filed on Dec. 04, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/309,792.
Application 10/309792 is a continuation of application No. 09/370757, filed on Aug. 09, 1999, granted, now 6,798,191.
Prior Publication US 2004/0254750 A1, Dec. 16, 2004
Int. Cl. G06F 11/32 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 702—61 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical meter for sensing electrical parameters from an electric circuit, the meter including bayonets disposed on the meter, the bayonets mateable with matching jaws of a detachable meter mounting device, the bayonets being used to receive voltage and current signals from the electric circuit to the meter, and one or more sensors coupled with the electric circuit and operative to sense one or more the electrical parameters in the electric circuit and generate one or more analog signals indicative of the electrical parameters, the meter comprising:
a circuit board with a plurality of openings each adapted to receive the bayonet;
a plurality of electrically conducting bayonets mounted on the circuit board through the openings to provide at least one of a first voltage bayonet and a first current bayonet, wherein a gap is provided between the openings and the bayonets;
solder passing through the gap and extending to both sides of the circuit board; and
a sensor coupled with the electric circuit and operative to sense at least one electrical parameter from the electric circuit and generate an analog signal indicative of the electrical parameters.