| 摘要 |
<p>A plastic meter box is disclosed for housing a fluid meter below the ground level wherein the box includes a side wall enclosure having at least two openings proximate the bottom thereof for receiving pipes which communicate fluid with respect to a fluid meter positioned within the enclosure. A base plate is fixedly secured to the bottom of the side wall enclosure by means of a plurality of plastic rivets. The base plate is formed of a thermoplastic material and has three levels, an upper level, an intermediate level and a lower level. The lower level of the base plate has a plurality of holes therethrough for permitting the egress of fluid with respect to the box. The intermediate level supports a yoke which in turn supports the fluid meter positioned within the box. The upper level of the base plate serves to position the yoke within the meter box and hence to maintain the position of the fluid meter with respect to the meter box. In addition, the upper level facilitates the positioning of the meter box onto the base plate before the plastic rivets are assembled.</p> |
