s has occurred because the seal s is on face g of the box b the components of the lock l are formed from a suitable strength steel or other suitable material the lock l comprises a housing assembly 22 which is formed of a front housing 24 and a rear housing 26 which are mounted to the front half f and the rear half r of the meter box b respectively the front housing 24 is aligned with the rear housing 26 so that the front housing 24 registers with the rear housing 26 when the meter box b is closed however the front housing 24 completely separates from the rear housing 26 as the front half f is rotated to open the box b the housing assembly 22 is formed of square structural tubing in the preferred embodiment the square tubing enables the housing assembly 22 to be easily connected to a flat surface of the meter box b such as the side or bottom of the box b by tack welding or by other suitable connecting means a flange 30 fig2 is mounted at an outer end 28 of the housing 24 the flange 30 has a suitable number of openings 31 formed therein through which a wire or wires of the seal s may be passed for the purpose.