US 12,223,556 B2
Smart meter modules and assemblies
Guilibaldo Ruiz, McKinney, TX (US)
Assigned to Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC, Claremont, NC (US)
Filed by Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC, Claremont, NC (US)
Filed on Mar. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/181,059.
Application 18/181,059 is a continuation of application No. 17/147,515, filed on Jan. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,631,148.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/980,703, filed on Feb. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0214947 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 50/06 (2024.01); G01R 22/06 (2006.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01)
CPC G06Q 50/06 (2013.01) [G01R 22/063 (2013.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.02)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly for mounting a smart meter on a mounting pole, the assembly comprising:
a support frame, the support frame comprising:
a top mounting plate having a first routing aperture and a first plurality of elongated apertures located circumferentially around the first routing aperture;
a bottom mounting plate having a corresponding second routing aperture and a second plurality of apertures located circumferentially around the second routing aperture, wherein the top mounting plate is spaced apart a distance from the bottom mounting plate to form an interior space of the smart meter module; and
an inner bracket between the top and bottom mounting plates and coupled thereto, the inner bracket having an aperture that is generally perpendicular relative to the top and bottom mounting plates and configured to receive and secure a smart meter within the interior space of the smart meter module; and
an outer cover sized to extend circumferentially around the interior space of the smart meter module,
wherein the bottom mounting plate is configured such that the smart meter can be secured to the top of a mounting pole.