Protective telecommunications enclosure systems and methods
AssigneeQwest Communications International Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Heimann, Jennifer Edison, Howard Bylund, Andrew Bruno
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Abstract
Protective containers for electronic equipment, and methods of testing and manufacture thereof, are provided. Enclosure systems and methods for protecting telecommunications equipment from electromagnetic fields include cabinets having a maximum width dimension that does not exceed about 26 inches and a maximum depth dimension that does not exceed about 22⅜ inches. The cabinets provide a HEMP protection level to electronic equipment housed therein that meets a HEMP protection level according to MIL-STD-188-125-1.
Claims20
A method of producing a HEMP protected enclosure for holding an electronic device, comprising:
- building a test HEMP protected enclosure according to an enclosure design;
- performing an acceptance testing procedure on the test HEMP protected enclosure;
- determining whether the test HEMP protected enclosure meets a HEMP protection level according to MIL-STD-188-125-1;
- producing a plurality of HEMP protected enclosures according to the enclosure design if the test HEMP protected enclosure meets the HEMP protection level according to MIL-STD-188-125-1.
A HEMP protected enclosure for holding an electronic device, comprising:
- a cabinet having an interior space;
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- a rack disposed within the interior space, the rack configured to support the electronic device;
- wherein the cabinet comprises a maximum width dimension that does not exceed about 26 inches and a maximum depth dimension that does not exceed about 22⅜ inches, and the enclosure provides a HEMP protection level to the telecommunications device that meets a HEMP protection level according to MIL-STD-188-125-1.
A battery tray for use in a HEMP protected telecommunications enclosure, comprising:
- a platform configured to support a telecommunications device;
- a mounting means coupled with the platform, the mounting means disposed above a top surface of the platform.
A method of providing HEMP protection to a telecommunications device, comprising:
- placing the telecommunications device in a HEMP protected telecommunications enclosure, wherein the enclosure comprises a cabinet having an interior space, and a rack disposed within the interior space, the rack configured to support the telecommunications device, the cabinet comprising a maximum width dimension that does not exceed about 26 inches and a maximum depth dimension that does not exceed about 22⅜ inches, and the enclosure providing a HEMP protection level to the telecommunications device that meets a HEMP protection level according to MIL-STD-188-125-1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.