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US 10,433,031 B1Granted
Stackable wall mount enclosure
AssigneeLeviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorsBryan Hudgens, Tony Yuen, Sean McCloud, Elizabeth G. Rasmussen
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Abstract
A telecommunications enclosure having a door hingedly attached to a chassis. The chassis has a first through-hole configured to have at least one patching panel installed therein. A different enclosure, like the telecommunications enclosure, is mountable on the door. The door is rotatable relative to the chassis between closed and open positions when the different enclosure is mounted thereto. The door allows access to an interior of the chassis when the door is in the open position. The chassis and/or the door may have a second through-hole configured to allow a telecommunications cable connected to the at least one patching panel to pass therethrough and exit the interior of the chassis.
Claims17
A telecommunications enclosure comprising:
- a chassis defining an interior having an opening, the chassis comprising a first through-hole and a grommet receiving opening, the first through-hole being configured to have at least one patching panel installed therein;
- a door hingedly attached to the chassis, a different enclosure like the telecommunications enclosure being mountable on the door, the door being rotatable relative to the chassis between closed and open positions when the different enclosure is mounted thereto, the door blocking the opening when the door is in the closed position, the door allowing access to the interior through the opening when the door is in the open position;
- a second through-hole formed in at least one of the chassis and the door, the second through-hole being configured to allow a telecommunications cable connected to the at least one patching panel to pass therethrough and exit the interior of the chassis;
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- at least one fastener assembly configured to releasably lock the door in the closed position, the at least one fastener assembly comprising a grommet portion and a plunger portion, the grommet portion being installed on the door and moving therewith as a unit, the grommet receiving opening being configured to receive the grommet portion when the door in the closed position, the plunger portion being configured to be received by the grommet portion, the plunger portion being transitionable with respect to the grommet portion between a locked position and an unlocked position, the plunger portion locking the grommet portion inside the grommet receiving opening to thereby lock the door in the closed position when the plunger portion is in the locked position and the door in the closed position, the grommet portion not being locked inside the grommet receiving opening when the plunger portion is in the unlocked position, the plunger portion comprising a free distal end configured to extend into a different chassis of the different enclosure when the different enclosure is mounted on the door.
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A telecommunications enclosure comprising:
- a chassis defining an interior with an opening, the chassis comprising a first cutout portion and a grommet receiving opening, the first cutout portion being configured to have at least one patching panel installed therein, the at least one patching panel being attached to the chassis by at least one fastener;
- a door hingedly attached to the chassis, a different chassis of a different enclosure like the telecommunications enclosure being mountable on the door, the door being rotatable relative to the chassis between closed and open positions when the different enclosure is mounted thereto, the door blocking the opening when the door is in the closed position, the door allowing access to the interior through the opening when the door is in the open position, the door having a flange that covers the at least one fastener and prevents removal of the at least one fastener when the door is in the closed position, the flange being spaced apart from the at least one fastener and allowing the at least one fastener to be removed from the chassis when the door is in the open position;
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- at least one fastener assembly configured to releasably lock the door in the closed position, the at least one fastener assembly comprising a grommet portion and a plunger portion, the grommet portion being installed on the door and moving therewith as a unit, the grommet receiving opening being configured to receive the grommet portion when the door in the closed position, the plunger portion being configured to be received by the grommet portion, the plunger portion being transitionable with respect to the grommet portion between a locked position and an unlocked position, the plunger portion locking the grommet portion inside the grommet receiving opening to thereby lock the door in the closed position when the plunger portion is in the locked position and the door in the closed position, the grommet portion not being locked inside the grommet receiving opening when the plunger portion is in the unlocked position, the plunger portion comprising a free distal end configured to extend into a different chassis of the different enclosure when the different enclosure is mounted on the door.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.