Enclosure for telecommunications equipment
AssigneeCooper B-Line, Inc.
InventorColin Morgan Wright
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Abstract
An enclosure for housing connections of cables and connection equipment in a telecommunications or data communication network includes a skeleton frame structure (1, 2, 3, 4) and a plurality of panels (10, 11, 15, 16, 17). The frame structure includes upper (1) and lower (2) forwardly projecting frame portions. At least the upper frame portion (1) is arranged as a cantilever being supported at its rear end and extending forwardly to the front of the enclosure. At least some of the plurality of panels are at least partly releasable from the skeleton frame structure. The enclosure can be formed from a flat pack.
Claims35
An enclosure comprising a skeleton frame structure and a plurality of panels, wherein the frame structure includes upper and lower forwardly projecting frame portions, of which at least the upper frame portion is arranged as a cantilever being supported at its rear end arid extending forwardly to the front of the enclosure, and at least some of the plurality of panels are at least partly releasable from the skeleton frame structure.
An enclosure comprising a skeleton frame structure and a plurality of panels at least some of which are at least partly detachable from the frame structure.
A method of connecting cables in an enclosure, the method including the following steps:
- locating a skeleton frame structure of the enclosure in its required position,
- connecting ends of cables within the enclosure,
- securing side and front panels to the frame structure in a closed condition to form, together with top arid bottom panels that are fitted during the method, an enclosure in which cables are connected.
An enclosure suitable for housing connections of cables and connection equipment in a telecommunications or data communications network, the enclosure being arranged to be mounted on an upright wall and comprising a skeleton frame structure arid a plurality of panels at least some of which are at least partly detachable from the frame structure, wherein the frame structure includes upper arid lower forwardly projecting frame parts for supporting cable connecting equipment, each frame part being secured at its rear end and extending forwardly to the front of the enclosure, and wherein, away from its rear, the enclosure is free of any frame structure extending a substantial distance vertically.
A flat pack including frame members and panels for assembling on site into an enclosure suitable for housing connections of cables and connection equipment in a telecommunications or data communications network, the frame members forming in the assembled enclosure a skeleton frame structure including upper and lower forwardly projecting frame parts for supporting cable connecting equipment, each frame part being secured at its rear end arid extending forwardly to the front of the enclosure, the enclosure being free away from its rear of any frame structure extending a substantial distance vertically, and at least some of the panels being at least partly detachable from the frame structure when the enclosure has been assembled.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.