Enclosure for telecommunications equipment
AssigneeProfessional Systems, Inc.
InventorGordon I. Pearson
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Abstract
A modular housing for telecommunication equipment is provided having mating upper and lower modules and a supporting framework for the lower module that it is placed in an excavation in the earth. The lower framework is configured to receive a forklift truck from any side and is provided with upwardly extending vertical frame members connected to each corner thereof. The frame component and the upwardly extending members are all configured to nestingly receive and support the lower module. The upwardly extending frame members are provided with a loop or bolt at their upper ends to provide means to receive a strap, cable, chain, rope or similar lifting means.
Claims6
A modular structure for housing communication equipment comprising
- a lower framework having four sides and a bottom for placement in an excavation in the earth, said framework having four sides and a bottom for placement in an excavation in the earth, said framework having a plurality of upright frame members affixed to opposite sides thereof,
- said upright members being provided with means for engagement with a means for lifting said framework, whereby said framework can be lifted off of the ground,
- a basement module dimensioned for placement in a nesting relationship on said framework and between said upright frame members to form a lower enclosure, and,
- a mating upper module having at least one door therein for access to the interior thereof and having means at its lower perimeter for engagement with the top said basement module,
- said upper and basement modules being adapted, when interconnected, to provide a weatherproof enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.