METER BAYONET TOOL AND METHOD OF TESTING TENSION OF METER SOCKET JAWS

摘要

A device for testing tension between the jaws of a meter socket in an electric meter base comprising an aluminum blade having dimension similar to a blade of an electric meter designed to fit in the meter socket jaw, the device further comprising a handle having a proximal end and a distal end, the blade rigidly supported within the distal end, the handle having a weight which is distributed along the handle so that sufficient torque is exerted on the blade when the blade is inserted in a meter socket to be tested that the device rotates downwardly if there is insufficient tension. A method of testing tension in a meter socket using the device is also disclosed.

主权项

1. A device for testing tension between the jaws of a meter socket in an electric meter base comprising an aluminum metal blade having dimension similar to a blade of an electric meter designed to fit in the meter socket, the device further comprising a handle having a proximal end and a distal end, the blade rigidly supported within the distal end, the handle having a weight which is distributed along the handle so that sufficient torque is exerted on the blade when the blade is inserted in a meter socket jaw to be tested that the device rotates downwardly if there is insufficient tension.