Equipment enclosure kit and assembly method

An enclosure for housing electronic components, the enclosure comprising:

• a front assembly having a front frame, the front assembly defining a front of the enclosure;
• a rear assembly having a rear frame;
• at least two side brace members, each side brace member having a first end and a second, opposite end;
• a first connector adapted to releasably connect the first end of one of the side brace members to the front frame;
• and
• a second connector adapted to releasably connect the second end of the one of the side brace members to the rear frame,
• wherein each connector comprises
• an upper tab mounted on one of the front and rear frames, and
• a top flange formed on the one of the side brace members, the top flange having a downwardly opening channel adapted to receive the upper tab when connecting the one of the side brace members to the one of the front and rear frames.

An enclosure for housing electronic components, the enclosure comprising:

• a front assembly having a front frame, the front assembly defining a front of the enclosure;
• a rear assembly having a rear frame;
• at least two side brace members, each side brace member having a first end and a second, opposite end;
• a first connector adapted to releasably connect the first end of one of the side brace members to the front frame;
• a second connector adapted to releasably connect the second end of the one of the side brace members to the rear frame;
• and
• at least one mounting flange releasably mounted on one of the side brace members within an interior of the enclosure, the at least one mounting flange being adapted to support equipment in the enclosure.

An enclosure for housing electronic components, the enclosure comprising:

• a front assembly having a front frame, the front assembly defining a front of the enclosure;
• a rear assembly having a rear frame;
• at least two side brace members, each side brace member having a first end and a second, opposite end;
• a first connector adapted to releasably connect the first end of one of the side brace members to the front frame;
• a second connector adapted to releasably connect the second end of the one of the side brace members to the rear frame;
• and
• at least one cable organizer releasably mounted on one of the side brace members within an interior region of the enclosure, the cable organizer being adapted to support and tie-off cables, wherein the at least one cable organizer comprises a clamping assembly to releasably clamp the cable organizer to the one of the side brace members, and wherein the clamping assembly comprises a clamping bracket having teeth formed along an upper edge of the clamping bracket, the teeth of the clamping bracket being adapted to mesh with teeth formed in the one of the side brace members to clamp the at least one cable organizer to the one of the side brace members, and a fastener connected to the clamping bracket, the fastener and the clamping bracket being positioned within a vertical slot formed in the at least one cable organizer and moveable between a non-clamping position in which the teeth of the clamping bracket are spaced from the teeth of the one of the side brace members and a clamping position in which the teeth of the clamping bracket mesh with the teeth of the one of the side brace members.

An enclosure for housing electronic components, the enclosure comprising:

• a front assembly having a front frame, the front assembly defining a front of the enclosure;
• a rear assembly having a rear frame;
• at least two side brace members, each side brace member having a first end and a second, opposite end;
• a first connector adapted to releasably connect the first end of one of the side brace members to the front frame;
• a second connector adapted to releasably connect the second end of the one of the side brace members to the rear frame;
• and
• a roof releasably attached to the front and rear frames, wherein the roof has a first end and a second end opposite the first end with at least one tab formed at the first end of the roof, the tab being adapted to fit within a slot formed in one of the front and rear frames, and wherein the roof has at least one fastener provided at the second end of the roof, the fastener being adapted to be releasably inserted within an opening formed in the other frame of the front and rear frames.

An enclosure for housing electronic components, the enclosure comprising:

• a front assembly having a front frame, the front assembly defining a front of the enclosure;
• a rear assembly having a rear frame;
• at least two side brace members, each side brace member having a first end and a second, opposite end;
• a first connector adapted to releasably connect the first end of one of the side brace members to the front frame;
• a second connector adapted to releasably connect the second end of the one of the side brace members to the rear frame;
• and
• a roof releasably attached to the front and rear frames, wherein the roof has at least one cutout formed along an edge of the roof to receive a cable therethrough, wherein the roof is removable from the enclosure without disconnecting the cable.

An enclosure for housing electronic components, the enclosure comprising:

• a front assembly having a front frame, the front assembly defining a front of the enclosure;
• a rear assembly having a rear frame;
• at least two side brace members, each side brace member having a first end and a second, opposite end;
• a first connector adapted to releasably connect the first end of one of the side brace members to the front frame;
• a second connector adapted to releasably connect the second end of the one of the side brace members to the rear frame;
• and
• at least one roof bridge member releasably attached to the front and rear frames.

An enclosure for housing electronic components, the enclosure comprising:

• a front assembly having a front frame, the front assembly defining a front of the enclosure;
• a rear assembly having a rear frame;
• at least two side brace members, each side brace member having a first end and a second, opposite end;
• a first connector adapted to releasably connect the first end of one of the side brace members to the front frame;
• a second connector adapted to releasably connect the second end of the one of the side brace members to the rear frame;
• and
• at least one hinge coupled to the front frame, the at least one hinge being adapted to releasably hinge a front door to the front frame,
• wherein the front frame includes a left side rail member and a right side rail member, and wherein the at least one hinge is reversible to mount on one of the left side rail member and the right side rail member of the front frame,
• wherein each hinge comprises a pin releasably mounted on one of the left and right side rail members and a barrel portion, adapted to receive the pin therein, mounted on the door, and
• wherein the pin is spring-loaded to enable the door to be removed without lifting the door off the hinges.

A kit for assembling at least one enclosure of the type capable of housing electronic components, the kit comprising components for assembling the at least one enclosure including:

• a front assembly having a front frame, the front assembly defining a front of the enclosure;
• a rear assembly having a rear frame;
• at least two side brace members, each side brace member having a first end and a second end;
• and
• a plurality of connectors for connecting the at least two side brace members to the front assembly and the rear assembly, wherein each connector comprises
• an upper tab mounted on one of the front and rear frames, and
• a top flange formed on one of the at least two side brace members, the top flange having a downwardly opening channel adapted to receive the upper tab when connecting the one of the at least two side brace members to the one of the front and rear frames.

A kit for assembling at least one enclosure of the type capable of housing electronic components, the kit comprising components for assembling the at least one enclosure including:

• a front assembly having a front frame, the front assembly defining a front of the enclosure;
• a rear assembly having a rear frame;
• at least two side brace members, each side brace member having a first end and a second end;
• a plurality of connectors for connecting the at least two side brace members to the front assembly and the rear assembly;
• and
• at least one mounting flange releasably mounted on one of the at least two side brace members within an interior of the enclosure, the at least one mounting flange being adapted to support equipment in the enclosure.

An enclosure for housing electronic components, the enclosure comprising:

• a front assembly having a front frame, the front assembly defining a front of the enclosure;
• a rear assembly having a rear frame;
• at least two side brace members, each side brace member having a first end and a second, opposite end;
• first connector means to releasably connect the first end of one of the side brace members to the front frame;
• and
• second connector means to releasably connect the second end of the one of the side brace members to the rear frame,
• wherein each of the first connector means and the second connector means comprises
• an upper tab mounted on one of the front and rear frames, and
• a top flange formed on the one of the side brace members, the top flange having a downwardly opening channel adapted to receive the upper tab when connecting the one of the side brace members to the one of the front and rear frames.