Water meter housing

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a water meter housing showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is another perspective view thereof shown in an exploded view with a base cap;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 10--10 of FIG. 3.

The broken lines shown herein are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a water meter housing, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Ball; Marty Scott (Jonesville, NC), McCraven; Jeremy Alan (Kannapolis, NC)
Assignee:	Hersey Meter Company (Cleveland, NC)
Appl. No.:	D/302,559
Filed:	January 18, 2008

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Current U.S. Class:	D10/96; D10/99
Current International Class:	1004
Field of Search:	;D10/96,99 ;73/195-203,276,264,272R-274,861.75,861.77,861.79,861.33 ;251/205,208

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Primary Examiner: Davis; Antoine D
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Alston & Bird LLP