Cover release mechanisms for enclosures
AssigneeCooper Technologies Company
InventorJoseph Michael Manahan
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Abstract
An enclosure system that can include an enclosure cover comprising a receiving feature. The enclosure system can also include an enclosure body mechanically coupled to the enclosure cover. The enclosure system can further include a cover release mechanism mechanically coupled to the enclosure body and disposed, at least in part, within the receiving feature, where the cover release mechanism is movable between a first position and a second position. The enclosure cover and the enclosure body can be mechanically coupled to each other when the cover release mechanism is in the first position. The enclosure cover and the enclosure body can be, at least in part, separated from each other when the cover release mechanism moves to the second position from the first position.
Claims6
A cover release mechanism for an enclosure, comprising:
- a mounting support rotatably coupled to a flange of the enclosure and disposed within a cavity formed by an opposing flange;
- and
- a pry bar hingedly coupled to the mounting support at a hinge point along the pry bar, wherein the pry bar comprises a proximal end and a distal end,
- wherein the distal end of the pry bar pushes a cover of the enclosure away from a body of the enclosure when a force is applied to the proximal end of the pry bar, and
- wherein the pry bar hingedly moves in a first direction that is substantially orthogonal to a second direction in which the mounting support rotates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.