Backward-compatible extended size node lid to provide additional real estate for future functionality

A fiber optic node enclosure comprising:

• a lid and a base defining an overall interior space of the electronics equipment enclosure, with connectors extending from the base;
• and
• wherein the lid includes:
• a lid top;
• a lid mating surface to contact and overlap a base mating surface of the base to close the electronics equipment enclosure;
• and
• at least one lid side wall extending away from the lid top, the at least one lid side wall including at least one protruding lid side wall extending outwards to project beyond the lid mating surface to extend laterally beyond the connectors that extend from the base;
• the base includes:
• a base bottom;
• at least one base side wall extending away from the base bottom;
• and
• the base mating surface to contact and overlap the lid mating surface of the lid to close the electronics equipment enclosure.

A fiber optic node comprising:

• an electronics equipment enclosure including a lid and a base defining an overall interior space of the electronics equipment enclosure, with connectors extending from the base;
• and
• electronics equipment mounted within the interior space of the electronics equipment enclosure wherein:
• the lid includes:
• a lid top;
• a lid mating surface to contact and overlap a base mating surface of the base to close the electronics equipment enclosure;
• and
• at least one lid side wall extending away from the lid top, the at least one lid side wall including at least one protruding lid side wall extending outwards to project beyond the lid mating surface to extend laterally beyond the connectors that extend from the base;
• the base includes:
• a base bottom;
• at least one base side wall extending away from the base bottom;
• and
• the base mating surface to contact and overlap the lid mating surface of the lid to close the electronics equipment enclosure.