Claims
- 1. An electrical service apparatus comprising:
a housing with a base wall and an annular sidewall extending from the base wall; and light transmissive means, disposed in the housing and having first and second ends, for transmitting light between the first and the second ends, the second end disposed to be visible externally of the housing.
- 2. The electrical service apparatus of claim 1 wherein:
the light transmissive means includes a plurality of first ends disposed in light communication with at least one second end.
- 3. The electrical service apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
an aperture formed in the sidewall of the housing; and the second end of the light transmissive means visibly disposed through the aperture in the sidewall of the housing.
- 4. The electrical service apparatus of claim 3 further comprising:
means for sealing the light transmissive means to the sidewall of the housing.
- 5. The electrical service apparatus of claim 4 further comprising:
a collar formed on the light transmissive means for biasing the seal into sealing engagement with the sidewall of the housing.
- 6. The electrical service apparatus of claim 1 wherein:
the first end of the light transmissive means is disposed in light communication with a light responsive element disposed in the housing; an aperture formed in the sidewall of the housing; and the second end of the light transmissive means mounted in the aperture.
- 7. The electrical service apparatus of claim 6 wherein:
the second end of the light transmissive means is snap mounted in the aperture in the sidewall of the housing.
- 8. The electrical service apparatus of claim 6 wherein:
the first end of the light transmissive means snaps onto the light operative elements.
- 9. The electrical service apparatus of claim 6 wherein:
a plurality of electrical contacts mounted on the base wall; and an electrically insulating shield for covering the electrical contacts within the housing, the shield having apertures alignable with at least one electrical contact adapted for receiving a blade terminal of a watthour meter in engagement with the one electrical contact.
- 10. The electrical service apparatus of claim 9 wherein the light transmissive means is integrally formed as a unitary, one piece part of the shield.
- 11. An electrically insulating safety shield for mounting an electrical service apparatus having a housing with a base wall and an annular sidewall extending from the base wall, and a plurality electrical contacts mounted on the base wall and adapted for releasibly receiving the blade terminals of a watthour meter, the safety shield comprising:
an electrically insulating body having a top wall; a plurality of apertures formed in the top wall of the body alignable with at least one electrical contact in a housing, the apertures adapted for receiving a blade terminal of a watthour meter therethrough into engagement with the one electrical contact in the housing; and light transmissive means, carried on the body of the safety shield and having first and second ends, transmitting light between the first end to the second ends, the second end disposed to be visible externally of the housing when the body is mounted in the housing.
- 12. The safety shield of claim 11 wherein the light transmissive means is integrally formed as a unitary, one-piece part of the shield.
- 13. The safety shield of claim 12 further comprising:
an aperture formed in the sidewall of the housing; the second end of the light transmissive means visibly disposed through the aperture in the sidewall of the housing.
- 14. The safety shield of claim 13 further comprising:
a seal mounted on the light transmissive means and engaged with the sidewall of the housing for sealing the aperture in the housing.
- 15. The safety shield of claim 14 further comprising:
a collar formed on the light transmissive means for biasing the seal into sealing engagement with the sidewall of the housing.
- 16. The electrical service apparatus of claim 11 wherein:
the first end of the light transmissive means is disposed in light communication with a light responsive element disposed in the housing; an aperture formed in the sidewall of the housing; and the second end of the light transmissive means mounted in the aperture.
- 17. The electrical service apparatus of claim 16 wherein:
the second end of the light transmissive means is snap mounted in the aperture in the sidewall of the housing.
- 18. The electrical service apparatus of claim 16 wherein:
the first end of the light transmissive means snaps onto the light operative elements.
CROSS REFERENCE TO CO-PENDING APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a division and a continuation-in-part of co-pending application Ser. No. 09/773,064, filed Jan. 31, 2001 and entitled Electrical Service Apparatus Safety Shield with Wire Guides, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein in its entirety.
Divisions (1)
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