Cable enclosure
AssigneePreformed Line Products Company
InventorsBenjamin Franklin CIESIELCZYK, Jacob PALMER, Cameron CLINES
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Abstract
A cable enclosure includes a housing defining an opening through which an interior of the housing is accessible. The cable enclosure also includes an end plate assembly that, when attached to the housing, covers the opening such that the interior of the housing is not accessible. The cable enclosure further includes a mechanism attached to at least one of the housing or the end plate assembly and that selectively attaches the end plate assembly to the housing. When the mechanism in a first position, the end plate assembly is attached to the housing and when the mechanism is in a second position, the end plate assembly is not attached to the housing.
Claims20
A cable enclosure comprising:
- a housing defining an opening through which an interior of the housing is accessible;
- an end plate assembly that, when attached to the housing, covers the opening such that the interior of the housing is not accessible;
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- a linkage attached to at least one of the housing or the end plate assembly and that selectively attaches the end plate assembly to the housing, wherein:
- when the linkage is in a first position, the end plate assembly is attached to the housing, and
- when the linkage is in a second position, the end plate assembly is not attached to the housing.
A cable enclosure comprising:
- a housing defining an opening through which an interior of the housing is accessible;
- an end plate assembly comprising:
- an end plate defining an aperture;
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- an end cap receivable within the aperture, such that when the end cap is secured within the aperture and the end plate assembly is attached to the housing, the interior of the housing is not accessible;
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- a linkage that selectively attaches the end plate assembly to the housing, the linkage comprising:
- a member;
- a lever attached to the member;
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- a latch attached to the lever at a first attachment point and attached to the end plate assembly at a second attachment point, wherein:
- when the lever is in a first position, the first attachment point and the second attachment point are spaced apart a first distance whereby a surface of the member is in contact with a surface of the housing, the end cap is secured within the aperture, and the end plate assembly is attached to the housing such that the interior of the housing is not accessible.
A linkage that selectively attaches an end plate assembly of a cable enclosure to a housing of the cable enclosure, the linkage comprising:
- a member;
- a lever attached to the member;
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- a latch attached to the lever at a first attachment point and for attachment to the end plate assembly at a second attachment point, wherein:
- when the lever is in a first position, the first attachment point and the second attachment point are spaced apart a first distance whereby a surface of the member is in contact with a surface of the housing and the end plate assembly is attached to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.