Enclosure for controling access to different telecommunication components

A compartmentalized box for housing components for telecommunications systems, comprising:

• a first housing portion;
• a second housing portion coupled to the first housing portion, the first housing portion and the second housing portion cooperating to define an enclosure having a cavity, the second housing portion being pivotally movable relative to the first housing portion between an open configuration providing access to the cavity and a closed configuration preventing access to the cavity;
• a fiber optic converter mounted to the first housing portion, the fiber optic converter being configured to receive fiber optic signals via a fiber optic cable that enters the cavity from an exterior of the compartmentalized box through an opening in the first housing portion and convert the fiber optic signals to RF signals;
• a perimeter-matching compartment panel disposed in the cavity and being pivotally coupled to the first housing portion, the compartment panel being pivotally movable relative to the first housing portion between a closed position and an open position, wherein when the compartment panel is in the closed position:
• (i) the compartment panel divides the cavity into a first compartment and a second compartment, (ii) the dimensions of the first compartment are delimited by the plurality of side walls of the first housing portion, the compartment panel, and the back wall of the first housing portion or a base member mounted to the back wall of the first housing portion, (iii) the edges of the compartment panel are configured to be adjacent to the side walls so that there is no gap between the compartment panel and the first housing portion so as to prevent access to the first compartment;
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• an RF system component mounted to the compartment panel, the RF system component being configured to output RF signals via a first RF cable that passes through an opening in the first housing portion to the exterior of the compartmentalized box, the RF system component being accessible to a user when the first housing portion and the second housing portion are in the open configuration, wherein
• the compartment panel includes an opening on an outer edge of the compartment panel that is configured to receive a second RF cable that carries signals from the fiber optic converter to the RF system component, the compartment panel being configured such that the RF cable remains coupled with the fiber optic converter and the RF system component as the compartment panel is pivoted between the closed position and the open position,
• when the first housing portion and the second housing portion are in the open configuration and the compartment panel is in the closed position, the compartment panel divides the cavity into a first compartment and a second compartment such that the first compartment and the RF system component are accessible to the user and the second compartment is closed to block access to the second compartment and fiber optic converter, and
• when the first housing portion and the second housing portion are in the open configuration and the compartment panel is in the open position, the second compartment and the fiber optic converter are accessible to the user.

A compartmentalized box for housing components for telecommunications systems, comprising:

• a first housing portion having a back wall and a plurality of side walls extending from the back wall;
• a second housing portion coupled to the first housing portion, the first housing portion and the second housing portion cooperating to define an enclosure having a cavity, the second housing portion being movable relative to the first housing portion between an open configuration providing access to the cavity and a closed configuration preventing access to the cavity;
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• a perimeter-matching compartment panel disposed in the cavity and being coupled to the first housing portion, the compartment panel being movable relative to the first housing portion between a closed position and an open position, wherein when the compartment panel is in the closed position:
• (i) the compartment panel divides the cavity into a first compartment and a second compartment, (ii) the dimensions of the first compartment are delimited by the plurality of side walls of the first housing portion, the compartment panel, and the back wall of the first housing portion or a base member mounted to the back wall of the first housing portion, (iii) the edges of the compartment panel are configured to be adjacent to the side walls so that there is no gap between the compartment panel and the first housing portion so as to prevent access to the first compartment.

A compartmentalized box for housing components for telecommunications systems, comprising:

• a first housing portion having a back wall and a plurality of side walls extending from the back wall;
• a second housing portion coupled to the first housing portion, the first housing portion and the second housing portion cooperating to define an enclosure having a cavity, the second housing portion being movable relative to the first housing portion between an open configuration providing access to the cavity and a closed configuration preventing access to the cavity;
• a compartment panel disposed in the cavity and being coupled to the first housing portion, the compartment panel being movable relative to the first housing portion between a closed position and an open position, wherein when the compartment panel is in the closed position:
• (i) the compartment panel divides the cavity into a first compartment and a second compartment, (ii) the dimensions of the first compartment are delimited by the plurality of side walls of the first housing portion, the compartment panel, and the back wall of the first housing portion or a base member mounted to the back wall of the first housing portion, and (iii) the edges of the compartment panel are configured to be adjacent to at least some of the side walls in order to minimize the gap between the compartment panel and the first housing portion so as to prevent access to the first compartment;
• a fiber optic converter disposed in the first compartment when the compartment panel is in the closed position, the fiber optic converter being configured to convert fiber optic signals to RF signals;
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• an RF system component disposed in the second compartment when the compartment panel is in the closed position, the RF system component being mounted to and movable with the compartment panel, wherein
• the first housing portion has an opening configured to accommodate passage of a fiber optic cable from an exterior of the telecommunication box to the fiber optic converter in the first compartment of the cavity,
• the compartment panel has an opening at a first end thereof, the first end of the compartment panel being adjacent to a first one of the plurality of side walls of the first housing portion, the opening in the compartment panel being configured to accommodate passage of a first RF cable from the fiber optic converter in the first compartment to the RF component in the second compartment,
• the first one of the plurality of side walls of the first housing portion includes at least one additional opening configured to accommodate passage of a second RF cable from the RF component to the exterior of the communication box,
• when the first housing portion and the second housing portion are in the open configuration and the compartment panel is in the open position, the fiber optic converter in the first compartment is accessible to the user, and
• the compartment panel is pivotable between the closed position and the open position, the compartment panel being pivotable about an axis that extends parallel with the first one of the plurality of side walls such that the first RF cable and the second RF cable remain connected to the RF system component as the compartment panel is pivoted between the closed position and the open position, and the second cable remains connected to the fiber optic converter as the compartment panel is pivoted between the closed position and the open position.

A compartmentalized box for housing components for telecommunications systems, comprising:

• a first housing portion;
• a second housing portion coupled to the first housing portion, the first housing portion and the second housing portion cooperating to define an enclosure having a cavity, the second housing portion being pivotally movable relative to the first housing portion between an open configuration providing access to the cavity and a closed configuration preventing access to the cavity;
• a fiber optic converter mounted to the first housing portion, the fiber optic converter being configured to receive fiber optic signals via a fiber optic cable that enters the cavity from an exterior of the compartmentalized box through an opening in the first housing portion and convert the fiber optic signals to RF signals;
• a compartment panel disposed in the cavity and being pivotally coupled to the first housing portion, the compartment panel being pivotally movable relative to the first housing portion between a closed position and an open position, wherein when the compartment panel is in the closed position:
• (i) the compartment panel divides the cavity into a first compartment and a second compartment, (ii) the dimensions of the first compartment are delimited by the plurality of side walls of the first housing portion, the compartment panel, and the back wall of the first housing portion or a base member mounted to the back wall of the first housing portion, and (iii) the edges of the compartment panel are configured to be adjacent to at least some of the side walls in order to minimize the gap between the compartment panel and the first housing portion so as to prevent access to the first compartment;
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• an RF system component mounted to the compartment panel, the RF system component being configured to output RF signals via a first RF cable that passes through an opening in the first housing portion to the exterior of the compartmentalized box, the RF system component being accessible to a user when the first housing portion and the second housing portion are in the open configuration, wherein
• the compartment panel includes an opening on an outer edge of the compartment panel that is configured to receive a second RF cable that carries signals from the fiber optic converter to the RF system component, the compartment panel being configured such that the RF cable remains coupled with the fiber optic converter and the RF system component as the compartment panel is pivoted between the closed position and the open position,
• when the first housing portion and the second housing portion are in the open configuration and the compartment panel is in the closed position, the compartment panel divides the cavity into a first compartment and a second compartment such that the first compartment and the RF system component are accessible to the user and the second compartment is closed to block access to the second compartment and fiber optic converter, and
• when the first housing portion and the second housing portion are in the open configuration and the compartment panel is in the open position, the second compartment and the fiber optic converter are accessible to the user.

A compartmentalized box for housing components for telecommunications systems, comprising:

• a first housing portion having a back wall and a plurality of side walls extending from the back wall;
• a second housing portion coupled to the first housing portion, the first housing portion and the second housing portion cooperating to define an enclosure having a cavity, the second housing portion being movable relative to the first housing portion between an open configuration providing access to the cavity and a closed configuration preventing access to the cavity;
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• a compartment panel disposed in the cavity and being coupled to the first housing portion, the compartment panel being movable relative to the first housing portion between a closed position and an open position, wherein when the compartment panel is in the closed position:
• (i) the compartment panel divides the cavity into a first compartment and a second compartment, (ii) the dimensions of the first compartment are delimited by the plurality of side walls of the first housing portion, the compartment panel, and the back wall of the first housing portion or a base member mounted to the back wall of the first housing portion, and (iii) the edges of the compartment panel are configured to be adjacent to at least some of the side walls in order to minimize the gap between the compartment panel and the first housing portion so as to prevent access to the first compartment.