# US 11,122,701 B2 · Wall mounted utility cabinet > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,122,701 B2 - Document ID: US11122701B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/791,542 - Filed: 2020-02-14 - Published: 2020-08-20 - Granted: 2021-09-14 - Earliest claimed: 2019-02-15 - Assignees: Hubbell Incorporated - Applicants: Hubbell Incorporated - Inventors: Richard James Merrell; Donald Wayne Nicholas, III; David Roy Harms; Matthew David Raetz; Marjana Marovic Abby - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11122701B2 ## CPC - H05K 5/0204: {Mounting supporting structures on the outside of casings} - H05K 7/186: {for supporting telecommunication equipment (selecting apparatus H04Q1/02)} - H04Q 1/025: {Cabinets} - H04Q 1/09: {Frames or mounting racks not otherwise provided for} - H05K 5/0221: {Locks; Latches} - H05K 5/0247: {Electrical details of casings, e.g. terminals, passages for cables or wiring} - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - H04Q: SELECTING (switches, relays, selectors H01H; wireless communication networks H04W) ## Abstract A utility cabinet includes a housing having an interior compartment, a rear wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a front opening, and a side opening. A frame is connected to the housing and moveable between a first position where the frame is entirely in the housing and a second position where at least a portion of the frame is outside of the housing. The frame is configured to receive one or more utility components. A front door is connected to the housing and moveable between a closed position covering the front opening and an open position providing access to the front opening. A side door is connected to the housing and moveable between a closed position covering the side opening and an open position providing access to the side opening. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A utility cabinet comprising: a housing having an interior compartment, a front opening, and a side opening, wherein the housing is configured to be connected to a support; a frame slidably connected to the housing; a front door connected to the housing and providing access to the interior compartment; and a side door connected to the housing and providing access to the interior compartment, wherein the frame is configured to receive a patch panel that includes an outgoing portion facing the front door and an incoming portion positioned opposite the outgoing portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The utility cabinet of claim 1, wherein the front door is rotatably connected to the housing about a first axis and the side door is rotatably connected to the housing about a second axis spaced from the first axis. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The utility cabinet of claim 1, wherein the frame is slidably connected to the housing with a glide assembly. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The utility cabinet of claim 3, wherein the glide assembly includes a track and a slider. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The utility cabinet of claim 1, further comprising a second side door connected to the housing and providing access to the interior compartment. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The utility cabinet of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a rear wall configured to be connected to a support. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The utility cabinet of claim 6, wherein the rear wall includes a mounting tab. ### Claim 8 A utility cabinet comprising: a housing having an interior compartment, a front opening, a first side opening, and a second side opening providing access to the interior compartment, wherein the housing is configured to be connected to a support; a frame connected to the housing and moveable between a first position where the frame is entirely in the housing and a second position where at least a portion of the frame is outside of the housing; and a patch panel connected to the frame, the patch panel having an outgoing portion facing the front opening and an incoming portion positioned opposite the outgoing portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The utility cabinet of claim 8, wherein at least half of the frame is positioned outside of the housing in the second position. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The utility cabinet of claim 8, wherein the patch panel incoming portion is accessible to a user through the first side opening when the frame is in the second position. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The utility cabinet of claim 8, further comprising a front door connected to the housing and moveable between a closed position covering the front opening and an open position providing access to the front opening, a first side door connected to the housing and moveable between a closed position covering the first side opening and an open position providing access to the first side opening, and a second side door connected to the housing and moveable between a closed position covering the second side opening and an open position providing access to the second side opening. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The utility cabinet of claim 11, further comprising a latch assembly connected to the front door and configured to secure the front door in the closed position. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The utility cabinet of claim 8, wherein the frame is slidably connected to the housing with a glide assembly. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The utility cabinet of claim 8, wherein the patch panel incoming portion is configured to receive one or more cables and the patch panel outgoing portion includes one or more connector jacks. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The utility cabinet of claim 8, wherein the housing includes a rear wall having a mounting tab. ### Claim 16 A utility cabinet comprising: a housing having an interior compartment, a rear wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a front opening, and a side opening positioned in at least one of the side walls, wherein the housing is configured to be connected to a support structure; a frame slidably connected to the housing with a glide assembly and moveable between a first position where the frame is entirely in the housing and a second position where at least a portion of the frame is outside of the housing, wherein the frame is configured to receive one or more utility components; a front door connected to the housing and moveable between a closed position covering the front opening and an open position providing access to the front opening; and a side door connected to the housing and moveable between a closed position covering the side opening and an open position providing access to the side opening. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The utility cabinet of claim 16, wherein the glide assembly includes a track and a slider. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The utility cabinet of claim 16, wherein the one or more utility components includes a patch panel connected to the frame, the patch panel having an outgoing portion facing the front opening and an incoming portion positioned opposite the outgoing portion. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The utility cabinet of claim 18, wherein the patch panel incoming portion is configured to receive one or more cables and the patch panel outgoing portion includes one or more connector jacks. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The utility cabinet of claim 16, further comprising a latch assembly connected to the front door and configured to secure the front door in the closed position.