US Patent Issued to SIGMA on Oct. 21 for "Plastic meter lid and frame assembly for an in-ground meter box" (Alabama, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,185, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to SIGMA Corp. (Cream Ridge, N.J.).

"Plastic meter lid and frame assembly for an in-ground meter box" was invented by Stuart J. Box (Cropwell, Ala.) and Steven D. Kreiser (Wrightstown, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lid assembly for an in-ground meter box that can withstand substantial loads (e.g., 22, 500 lbs) without deformation. The lid assembly includes a metal frame secured to the bottom side of a plastic lid to allow the plastic lid to seat tightly for covering the in-ground meter box. The metal frame provides the rigidity and strength to withstand the loading while simultaneously pro...