US 6,982,390 B2
Advanced instrument packaging for electronic energy meter
Peter W. Heuell, Raleigh, N.C. (US); Garry M. Loy, Raleigh, N.C. (US); Russell C. Broome, Garner, N.C. (US); and Lars Anders Lindqvist, Nykoping (Sweden)
Assigned to Elster Electricity, LLC, Raleigh, N.C. (US)
Filed on Dec. 01, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/724,681.
Application 10/724681 is a division of application No. 10/229778, filed on Aug. 28, 2002.
Application 10/229778 is a division of application No. 09/490992, filed on Jan. 26, 2000, granted, now 6,476,595, filed on Nov. 05, 2002.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/117394, filed on Jan. 27, 1999.
Prior Publication US 2004/0119458 A1, Jun. 24, 2004
Int. Cl. H01H 21/78 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 200—11R 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An actuator switch comprising:
an inner actuator for use in an energy meter comprises ribs separated by at least one gap; and an outer housing comprises a locking-tab, the locking-tab interlocking with the at least one gap such that said inner actuator and said outer housing are enabled to move linearly together.