A meter mounting device has a pair of jaw terminals for accepting terminal tongues of a meter with a bell crank lever pivotally mounted on one jaw terminal. One part of the lever extends beyond the jaw terminals in position to be engaged by the meter when the meter is put in place. A bridging bar is secured to the lever. There is a contact surface on each jaw terminal, such surfaces being positioned such that the bar will bridge them when the meter is removed and absent.
