Equipment enclosure and method of installation to facilitate servicing of the equipment
OwnerStanley J. Demsterinventor
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Abstract
An equipment enclosure system includes an equipment enclosure mounted through a hole in a roof and a chassis supporting the mechanical equipment and which is moveable between a lowered position within the enclosure and a raised position relative to the enclosure to provide access to said equipment. A cover mounted on chassis advances into covering relationship over the enclosure when the chassis is retracted.
Claims22
An equipment enclosure system for mounting equipment in association with a roof and including:
- an equipment enclosure having an open top and an interior space for receiving the equipment;
- means for mounting the enclosure such that a portion of the enclosure extends through a hole in the roof;
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- a cover selectively advanceable into covering relationship over said enclosure and the equipment.
An equipment enclosure assembly for mechanical equipment for building systems or processes;
- said equipment enclosure assembly including:
- an enclosure with an open top;
- a chassis for supporting the mechanical equipment, said chassis moveable between a lowered position in which said chassis and said mechanical equipment are retracted within said enclosure and a raised position in which said chassis and said mechanical equipment are raised relative to said enclosure to provide access to said mechanical equipment;
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- a cover mounted on said chassis over said mechanical equipment and advanceable into and out of covering relationship with said open top of said enclosure.
A method of installing mechanical equipment on a roof of a structure, the method comprising:
- a) providing an enclosure having an open top;
- b) installing the mechanical equipment in the enclosure;
- c) mounting a cover relative to the enclosure which selectively covers the open top of the enclosure;
- d) forming a hole through the roof;
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- e) securing the enclosure to the structure such that a portion of the enclosure extends through the hole in the roof.
A method of installing mechanical equipment on a roof of a structure in which the roof includes a layer of insulation supported on roof decking, the method comprising:
- a) providing an enclosure having an open top;
- b) installing the mechanical equipment in the enclosure;
- c) mounting a cover relative to the enclosure which selectively covers the open top of the enclosure;
- d) forming a hole in the roof extending at least down to the roof decking;
- e) forming a curb around the hole in the roof;
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- f) positioning the enclosure on the roof such that at least a portion of the enclosure is recessed within the curb and into the hole formed in the roof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.