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US 6,806,422 B1Granted
Enclosure for telecommunication equipment
AssigneeBellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
InventorsPaul Brent Rivers, Frederick James Diggle, Jeffrey D. Witter
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Abstract
An enclosure having a housing defining an access opening. The housing defines an external portion and an interior portion and includes a first door pivotally connected to the housing via a first hinge. The first door is pivotally moveable between a closed position and an open position about a first pivot axis defined by the first hinge. The housing further includes a shield connected to the housing via a second hinge. The shield is pivotally moveable between a closed position and an open position about a second pivot axis defined by the second hinge.
Claims36
An enclosure, comprising:
- a housing defining an access opening, wherein the housing defines an external portion and an interior portion;
- a first door pivotally connected to the housing via a first hinge, wherein the first door is pivotally moveable between a closed position and an open position about a first pivot axis defined by the first hinge;
- and
- a shield connected to the housing via a second hinge, wherein the shield is pivotally moveable between a closed position and an open position about a second pivot axis defined by the second hinges;
- wherein the shield further comprises at least one latch button disposed on a lateral portion of the shield for securing the shield to the housing when the shield is deployed in the open position.
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An enclosure, comprising:
- housing means defining an access opening and defining an external portion and an interior portion;
- accessing means pivotally connected to the means for housing via a first hinge, wherein the accessing means is pivotally moveable between a closed position and an open position about a first pivot axis defined by the first hinge;
- means for shielding connected to the means for housing via a second hinge, wherein the means for shielding is pivotally moveable between a closed position and an open position about a second pivot axis defined by the second hinge;
- a first pivotally movable means for supporting having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to the second hinge;
- a third hinge attached to both the shield and the second end of the first pivotally movable means for supporting, wherein the means for shielding is pivotally movable about a third pivot axis defined by the third hinge;
- a second pivotally movable means for supporting having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to a fourth hinge attached to the means for housing;
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- a fifth hinge attached to both the shield and the second end of the second hinge arm, wherein the means for shielding is pivotally movable about the third pivot axis defined by the third hinge and the fifth hinge.
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An enclosure, comprising:
- a housing defining an access opening, wherein the housing defines an external portion and an interior portion;
- a first door pivotally connected to the housing via a first hinge, wherein the first door is pivotally moveable between a closed position and an open position about a first pivot axis defined by the first hinge;
- a shield connected to the housing via a second hinge, wherein the shield is pivotally moveable between a closed position and an open position about a second pivot axis defined by the second hinge;
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- a fastener attached to the housing for retainingly engaging a latch button disposed on a lateral portion of the shield thereto by receiving the latch button when the shield is in the open position, wherein the fastener further comprises a latch.
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An enclosure, comprising:
- a housing defining an access opening, wherein the housing defines an external portion and an interior portion;
- a first door pivotally connected to the housing via a first hinge, wherein the first door is pivotally moveable between a closed position and an open position about a first pivot axis defined by the first hinge;
- a shield connected to the housing via a second hinge, wherein the shield is pivotally moveable between a closed position and an open position about a second pivot axis defined by the second hinge;
- a first hinge arm having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to the second hinge;
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- a third hinge attached to both the shield and the second end of the first hinge arm, wherein the shield is pivotally movable about a third pivot axis defined by the third hinge.
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An enclosure, comprising:
- a housing defining an access opening, wherein the housing defines an external portion and an interior portion;
- a first door pivotally connected to the housing via a first hinge, wherein the first door is pivotally moveable between a closed position and an open position about a first pivot axis defined by the first hinge;
- and
- a shield connected to the housing via a second hinge, wherein the shield is pivotally moveable between a closed position and an open position about a second pivot axis defined by the second hinge;
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- a first wing pivotally connected to the shield via a third hinge, wherein the wing is pivotally moveable about a third pivot axis defined by the third hinge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.