Watertight seal for network interface device

An enclosure for protecting communications equipment from adverse environmental conditions at a subscriber premises, the enclosure defining an interior cavity for receiving the communications equipment and comprising;

• a base comprising a first side wall having a first end and a second end, a second side wall having a first end and a second end, a top wall extending between the first end of the first side wall and the first end of the second side wall, and a bottom wall extending between the second end of the first side wall and the second end of the second side wall, the base defining a channel extending along the first side wall between the bottom wall and the top wall, along the top wall between the first side wall and the second side wall, and along the second side wall between the top wall and the bottom wall, the channel terminating adjacent the bottom wall to the base;
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• a protective outer cover attached to the base for movement between an opened position and a closed position, the outer cover comprising a lip that is received within the channel when the outer cover is in the closed position to define a substantially watertight seal between the base and the outer cover, the lip terminating adjacent the bottom wall of the base in the closed position to permit moisture that accumulates along the outside of the lip to drain in the direction of the bottom wall of the base.

A network interface device comprising:

• a base defining an interior cavity, the base comprising a pair of side walls spaced apart by a top wall and a bottom wall;
• an outer cover movably attached to the base between an opened position for providing access to the interior cavity and a closed position;
• a channel formed in at least a portion of the side walls and the top wall of the base and terminating adjacent the bottom wall of the base;
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• a lip depending from at least a portion of the periphery of the outer cover opposite the channel, the lip received within the channel to prevent moisture from entering the interior cavity defined by the base and to permit moisture that accumulates along the outside of the lip to drain in the direction of the bottom wall of the base.

A network interface device comprising:

• a base comprising a floor, a first side wall, a second side wall, a top wall extending between the first side wall and the second side wall and a bottom wall extending between the first side wall and the second side wall, the floor, the first side wall, the second side wall, the top wall and the bottom wall defining an interior cavity;
• a protective outer cover movably attached to the base between an opened position for providing access to the interior cavity defined by the base and a closed position, the outer cover comprising a first side wall opposite the first side wall of the base, a second side wall opposite the second side wall of the base, a top wall opposite the top wall of the base and a bottom wall opposite the bottom wall of the base when the outer cover is in the closed position;
• a channel formed in the base that extends continuously along substantially the entire length of the first side wall, the top wall and the second side wall of the base, the channel terminating on the first side wall and the second side wall adjacent the bottom wall of the base;
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• a lip depending outwardly from the outer cover that is received within the channel in the closed position and terminates adjacent the bottom wall of the outer cover to prevent moisture that accumulates against the lip from entering the interior cavity defined by the base and instead permits the moisture to drain in the direction of the bottom wall of the base.