METER SOCKET ASSEMBLY WITH INTERCHANGEABLE METER JAW ASSEMBLY

摘要

The invention provides a meter socket assembly (10) for a watt-hour meter with removable and changeable meter jaws. The meter socket assembly comprises a meter base (100), at least one meter jaw assembly (200, 200', 300, 300') with an optional 5th terminal device (500). The assemblies are snapped on to the meter base and locked into the meter base. Any meter jaw assembly in the meter socket device is able to be removed or changed by simply loosening a connection nut and then releasing the meter jaw assembly by pressing a cross locking tab. The meter base, mounted to enclosure of a meter socket device or a meter socket module, is also changeable. The meter socket device is suitable for a meter socket with line and load busing connections, especially modular metering devices.