Utility meter transponder/antenna assembly for underground installations

摘要

Utility consumption data accumulated in an electronic metering unit 20 located within an underground enclosure is transmitted via radio frequency signals to a handheld data collection unit or to a mobile data collection unit carried in a vehicle. An assembly for installation in the underground enclosure includes an antenna enclosure 21 a transponder enclosure 41 and means for enclosing and protecting an antenna within the antenna enclosure. The assembly 10 is accommodated in a manhole cover 15.