US 12,259,415 B1
Insulated panel for electrical meter box
Kenneth Tyner, Port Charlotte, FL (US)
Filed by Kenneth Tyner, Port Charlotte, FL (US)
Filed on Apr. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/628,468.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/457,647, filed on Apr. 6, 2023.
Int. Cl. G01R 22/06 (2006.01)
CPC G01R 22/065 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An insulated panel for an electrical meter box, the electrical meter box having a base wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, an upper wall and a lower wall, each of the walls include an interior side wall and an exterior side wall, the electrical meter box defining an meter box chamber and housing electrical components, the insulated panel comprising:
an insulated base panel positioned adjacent to the interior side wall of the base wall;
an insulated first side panel positioned adjacent to the interior side wall of the first side wall;
an insulated second side panel positioned adjacent to the interior side wall of the second side wall;
an insulated upper panel positioned adjacent to the interior side wall of the upper wall;
an insulated lower panel positioned adjacent to the interior side wall of the lower wall;
said insulated base panel, said insulated first side panel, said insulated second side panel, said insulated upper panel and said insulated lower panel defining an insulated box positioned within the electrical meter box defining an insulated chamber; and
said insulated box housing the electrical components and preventing electrical continuity of the electrical components through the electrical meter box;
said insulated base panel, said insulated first side panel, said insulated second side panel, said insulated upper panel and said insulated lower panel define an integral one piece unit; and
a linear perforation between said insulated base panel with said insulated first side panel, said insulated second side panel, said insulated upper panel and said insulated lower panel for defining a living hinge and aiding in pivoting said insulated first side panel, said insulated second side panel, said insulated upper panel and said insulated lower panel relative to said insulated base panel.