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A mounting assembly for an automatic meter reading (AMR) unit includes a body having a head and an elongate stem extending from a bottom surface of the head. The elongate stem is sized and configured to be received in and extend through a hole formed in a cover of a pit, and the head has a size grea

A mounting assembly for an automatic meter reading (AMR) unit includes a body having a head and an elongate stem extending from a bottom surface of the head. The elongate stem is sized and configured to be received in and extend through a hole formed in a cover of a pit, and the head has a size greater than a size of the hole formed in the cover of the pit. A nut defines a central aperture sized and configured to receive the elongate stem of the body, and a support channel has a pair of spaced apart arms each including a ledge configured to be received in a slot formed in the elongate stem of the body. The support channel defines an opening that is sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the AMR unit therein.

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1. A mounting assembly for an automatic meter reading (AMR) unit, comprising: a body having a head and an elongate stem extending from a bottom surface of the head, the elongate stem sized and configured to be received in and extend through a hole formed in a cover of a pit, the head having a size g

1. A mounting assembly for an automatic meter reading (AMR) unit, comprising: a body having a head and an elongate stem extending from a bottom surface of the head, the elongate stem sized and configured to be received in and extend through a hole formed in a cover of a pit, the head having a size greater than a size of the hole formed in the cover of the pit;a nut defining a central aperture sized and configured to receive the elongate stem of the body, the nut for coupling the body to pit cover; anda support channel having a pair of spaced apart arms each including a ledge configured to be received in a slot formed in the elongate stem of the body, the support channel defining an opening that is sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the AMR unit therein. 2. The mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein the support channel includes at least one flange extending into the opening. 3. The mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein the support channel includes a projection extending into the opening for engaging a hole defined by a body of an AMR device. 4. The mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein the elongate stem includes a plurality of threads disposed on an external surface thereof. 5. The mounting assembly of claim 4, wherein the nut includes a plurality of threads disposed on an internal surface of the aperture for engaging the threads disposed on the external surface of the elongate stem. 6. The mounting assembly of claim 1, further comprising a spacer defining a central aperture having a diameter sufficient to slidably receive the elongate stem. 7. The mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein the support channel includes a pair of spaced apart side walls coupled together by a bottom wall having a bowed shape. 8. The mounting assembly of claim 7, wherein the support channel includes a pair of inwardly extending top walls extending from the spaced apart side walls, the pair of spaced apart arms extending in a substantially perpendicular direction from the pair of inwardly extending top walls. 9. A mounting assembly, comprising: a mounting body including a head and an elongate stem extending from a bottom surface of the head, the elongate stem having an outer diameter that is less than an outer diameter of the head;a locking nut defining a central aperture sized and configured to receive the elongate stem of the body; anda support channel including a bottom wall, a pair of side walls extending from the bottom wall, a pair of top walls inwardly extending from the side walls, and a pair spaced apart arms extending from the top walls, each of the spaced apart arms including a ledge configured to be received in a slot defined by the elongate stem of the mounting body, the support channel defining an opening that is sized and configured to receive at least a portion of an AMR unit therein. 10. The mounting assembly of claim 9, wherein the support channel includes at least one protrusion extending from one of the pair of spaced apart arms, the at least one protrusion disposed adjacent to the ledge on the arm. 11. The mounting assembly of claim 9, wherein one of the side walls includes an inwardly projection flange. 12. The mounting assembly of claim 9, wherein the bottom surface of the support channel has a bowed shape. 13. The mounting assembly of claim 9, wherein the bottom wall of the support channel includes a stop extending into the opening for engaging a hole defined by a body of an AMR device. 14. The mounting assembly of claim 9, wherein the elongate stem includes a plurality of threads disposed on an external surface thereof. 15. The mounting assembly of claim 14, wherein the locking nut includes a plurality of threads disposed on an internal surface of the aperture for engaging the threads disposed on the external surface of the elongate stem. 16. A method, comprising: inserting an elongate stem of a mounting body through a hole defined by a cover of a utility pit, the mounting body including a head having a diameter that is greater than a diameter of the elongate stem;advancing a locking nut along the elongate stem of the mounting body to secure the mounting body to the cover of the utility pit;compressing a pair of arms of a support channel, the support channel including a bottom wall, a pair of side walls extending from the bottom wall, a pair of top walls inwardly extending from the side walls, and the pair spaced apart arms extending from the top walls; andreleasing the pair of arms of the support channel such that at least one ledge extending from one of the pair of arms is received in a slot defined by the elongate stem of the mounting body. 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising inserting a neck of an automated meter reading (AMR) device into an opening defined by the support channel until a shoulder of the AMR device contacts an inwardly projecting flange of the support channel. 18. The method of claim 16, further comprising inserting a neck of an automated meter reading (AMR) device into an opening defined by the support channel until a hole defined by the AMR device receives a stop that inwardly projects from the support channel. 19. The method of claim 16, further comprising sliding a spacer over the elongate stem of the mounting body prior to advancing the locking nut. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein each arm includes a ledge sized and configured to be received in one of a pair of diametrically opposed slots defined by the elongate stem of the mounting body.